"The Humiliation of Sinners is the work of a formidable scholar whose intensive research . . . produced a bold reinterpretation of the history of medieval penance." Catholic Historical Review"Mansfield's book challenges long-held assumptions about the disappearance of public penance after the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. . . . The Humiliation of Sinners shows that Mansfield was a young woman of extraordinary promise in the field of medieval studies." Choice"Mansfield argues that public penance continued to flourish throughout the thirteenth century. . . . She examines a rich variety of...
"The Humiliation of Sinners is the work of a formidable scholar whose intensive research . . . produced a bold reinterpretation of the history of medi...
