Medici et medicamenta: The Medicine of Penance in Late Antiquity
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Natalie Brigit Molineaux (Author)
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This book is a comprehensive historiographical survey on Christian penance and confession from the early sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. The author charts the change from medieval practices of penance to the modern rites of penance. The book's title refers to the latin phrase medici et medicamenta, or, "spiritual doctors and medicines," to indicate a unifying theme of this study.
About the Author
Natalie Brigit Molineaux is Assistant Professor of History, St. Joseph's College of Maine.
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- Contributor: Natalie Brigit Molineaux
- Imprint: University Press of America
- ISBN13: 9780761844297
- Number of Pages: 334
- Packaged Dimensions: 155x231x24mm
- Packaged Weight: 510
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Release Date: 2008-12-29
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Natalie Brigit Molineaux is Assistant Professor of History, St. Joseph's College of Maine.
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