Writing the Holy Land

The Franciscans of Mount Zion and the Construction of a Cultural Memory, 1300–1550

AvMichele Campopiano

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien New Middle Ages

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Beskrivning

The book shows how the Franciscans in Jerusalem in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries wrote works which standardized the cultural memory of the Holy Land. This book shows how the Franciscans developed a representation of the Holy Land by elaborating on its history and describing its religious groups and the geography of the region.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-12-17
Mått:148 x 210 x 33 mm
Vikt:708 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Middle Ages
Antal sidor:438
Upplaga:20001
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030527730

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Michele Campopiano is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Centre for Medieval Studies of the University of York, UK. He has participated in a number of international projects and held several grants, including a Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers.

Recensioner i media

“This is a fine book by a fine scholar, one that centers the intellectual engagement of the Franciscan community at Mount Sion in the emergence of a distinctly Catholic understanding of the Holy Land.” (Megan C. Armstrong, Speculum, Vol. 99 (4), October, 2024)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- 1. The Franciscan Holy Land.- 2. The Convent Of Mount Zion And Book Production And Circulation.- 3. Early Franciscan Descriptions Of The Holy Land.- 4. Franciscan Compilations, Miscellaneous Manuscripts And Composite Volumes On The Holy Land.- 5. Franciscan Descriptions Of The Holy Land In The Fifteenth Century.- 6. Between The Late Middle Ages And The Renaissance.- 7. The Lists Of Holy Places And Indulgences (Indulgenziarii) And Their Diffusion.- 8. Franciscan Texts And Late Pilgrimage Accounts.- Conclusion.