Author : Abigail Firey
Release : 2008
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A New History of Penance by : Abigail Firey
Download or read book A New History of Penance written by Abigail Firey. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using hitherto unconsidered source materials from late antiquity to the early modern period, this volume charts new views about the role of penance in shaping western attitudes and practices for resolving social, political, and spiritual tensions, as penitents and confessors negotiated rituals and expectations for penitential expression.