A new history of penance / / edited by Abigail Firey.

Between the third and sixteenth centuries, penance (the acts or gestures performed to atone for transgression, usually with an interest in the salvation of the penitent’s soul) was a crucial mode of participation in both society and the cosmos. Penance was incorporated into political and legal negot...

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Superior document:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition, v. 14
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Year of Publication:2008
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (472 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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