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Sem 31 Poetics of Wonder, de Nie: Testimonies of the New Christian Miracles in the Late Antique Latin World

Contributor(s): de Nie, Giselle (Author)

ISBN: 9782503531489

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

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Pub Date: October 25, 2012

Dewey: 231.73

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.50" H x 9.40" L x 6.20" W ( 2.25 lbs) 542 pages

BISAC Categories:

History | Ancient | General | Europe | Medieval | Religion | Christianity

Series: Studies in the Early Middle Ages

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Description: This book examines the return of Christian miracles to the public psyche after centuries of absence. By tracing late antique perceptions of their transformative experience, the work investigates how imaginative representations of miracles induced similar experiences in contemporary audiences and reflects upon modern manifestations of

Review Quotes: "The book is deeply learned [and] sympathetic to religious experience... It is long and dense, but this should not deter anyone from dipping into its detailed chapters." -- Lisa M. Bitel, The Medieval Review

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