The medieval ‘vates’: prophecy, history, and the shaping of sacred authority, 1120-1320

<p>Belief in prophetic inspiration and the possibility of discerning the future was a cornerstone of medieval conceptions of history and of God’s workings within that history. But prophecy’s significance for the Middle Ages is due as much to the multiplicity of its meanings as to its role as...

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Autore principale: FitzGerald, B
Altri autori: Kempshall, M
Natura: Tesi
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2013
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