Francis of Assisi [electronic resource] : the life and afterlife of a medieval saint / Andre Vauchez ; translated by Michael F. Cusato.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012Edition: 1st English edDescription: xv, 308 p. : mapsISBN: 9780300184921 (electronic bk.)Uniform titles: Francois d'Assise. English Subject(s): Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 | Christian saints -- Italy -- Assisi -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 271/.302 | B LOC classification: BX4700.F6 | V34313 2012Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- 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 -- Originality of Francis and his charism -- Writings of Francis -- Experience of God -- New relationship to scripture: the spirit of the letter -- Francis, nature, and the world -- Francis and the church: the charism within the institution -- Gospel in the world: a transformation of religious anthropology -- Cultural mediator of a new religious sensibility -- Francis, prophet for his time ... or for ours? -- Testament of Francis of Assisi, september 1226.
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