Visions in late medieval England lay spirituality and sacred glimpses of the hidden worlds of faith / [electronic resource] :
by Gwenfair Walters Adams.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- xxiii, 273 p. ; 25 cm.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions, v. 130 1573-5664 ; .
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions v. 130. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-246) and index.
Transactions of satisfaction and visions of the otherworld -- Reciprocated devotion and visitations of the saints -- Spiritual warfare in demonic encounters -- Seeing through the surface : vision as supra-sacramental sight -- Visions, power, and the dynamic of mediated revelation -- Appendix A : Vision : range of uses of term in late medieval England -- Appendix B : Byland Abbey ghost stories as contemporary accounts -- Appendix C : Additional visions and vision types.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Visions--History--To 1500. Spirituality--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Spiritual warfare--History--To 1500. Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.