Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9780367872809 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 236 str.

Keagan Brewer

Opis

Wonder and Skepticism in the Middle Ages explores the response by medieval society to tales of marvels and the supernatural, which ranged from firm belief to outright rejection, and asks why the believers believed, and why the skeptics disbelieved. This work argues that the epistemological nature of medieval knowledge encouraged belief, a

Spis treści

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter 1 – Understanding Belief and Doubt in the Middle Ages Chapter 2 – What is Wonder? Contemporary and Medieval Views Chapter 3 – Wonder, Fear, Orality, and Community Chapter 4 – Wonder, Entertainment, and Fascination: Travel, Architecture, Objects Chapter 5 – The Marvels of Faith: Wonder and Christian Belief Chapter 6 – Towards a Medieval Epistemology: Evidentiary Frameworks Underpinning Belief in Marvels Chapter 7 – Sensory Experience, Experimentation, and Global Skepticism Chapter 8 – Three Stories, and Some Macro-Level Questions Bibliography Index

O autorze

Keagan Brewer is based at the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Sydney. His previous publications include Prester John: the Legend and its Sources　(2015).