Sibyl and Her Scribes
«'The research that she has done on the manuscript tradition is outstanding and deserves to be made more widely available. In addition, she has made a significant contribution to broader understanding of the diffusion of the Sibyllina by demonstrating how the Christological sections of the Sibylla Tiburtina were much more important than had previously been known. In making this point, she corrects much previous scholarship on this family of texts (including my own).' Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago»
Dating from the fourth century AD, the prophecy of the 'Sibylla Tiburtina' was one of medieval Europe's most widely disseminated Latin eschatological prophecies. This study addresses the variety of non-political interests and concerns which medieval readers brought to the prophecy. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 280
- ISBN
- 9780754633754
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«'The research that she has done on the manuscript tradition is outstanding and deserves to be made more widely available. In addition, she has made a significant contribution to broader understanding of the diffusion of the Sibyllina by demonstrating how the Christological sections of the Sibylla Tiburtina were much more important than had previously been known. In making this point, she corrects much previous scholarship on this family of texts (including my own).' Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago»