Ritchey, Sara.

Holy Matter : Changing Perceptions of the Material World in Late Medieval Christianity. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)

Holy Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Mirror of Holy Virginity -- 2. Viriditas and Virginitas -- 3. Clare of Assisi and the Tree of Crucifixion -- 4. The Franciscan Bough -- 5. An Estranged Wilderness -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sara Ritchey offers a fresh narrative explaining theological and devotional change by journeying beyond the human body to ask how religious men and women understood the effects of God's incarnation on the natural, material world.

9780801470950


Natural theology -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Spiritual life -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Nature -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Theology, Doctrinal -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.


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