Francis of Assisi : the life and afterlife of a medieval saint / André Vauchez ; translated by Michael F. Cusato.

Author/creator Vauchez, André
Other author Cusato, Michael F.
Format Book
Edition1st English ed.
Publication InfoNew Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxv, 398 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleFrançois d'Assise. English
Contents A biographical sketch, 1182-1226. Francesco di Bernardone -- Brother Francis : a layman in the Christianity of the early thirteenth century -- Death and transfiguration of Francis, 1226-1253. Becoming Saint Francis, 1226-1230 -- The "second death" of Francis, 1230-1253 -- Images and myths of Francis of Assisi : from the Middle Ages to today. Medieval interpretations of Francis : thirteenth to fourteenth centuries -- Francis between history and myth : sixteenth to twentieth centuries -- The originality of Francis and his charism. The writings of Francis -- The experience of God -- A new relationship to scripture : the spirit of the letter -- Francis, nature, and the world -- Francis and the church : the charism within the institution -- The gospel in the world : a transformation of religious anthropology -- A cultural mediator of a new religious sensibility -- Francis, prophet for his time... or for ours? -- The Testament of Francis of Assisi, September 1226.
Abstract Chronicles the life and legacy of the famed Christian saint and places him in historical context by examining writings by contemporaries and noteworthy people.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageTranslated from the French.
LCCN 2012012742
ISBN9780300178944 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300178948 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780300184921 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0300184921 (cloth : alk. paper)

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