| Description |
xvi, 476 p., [2] leaves of plates ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Records of western civilization
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Records of civilization, sources and studies ; no. 29.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Note |
Reprint, with new introd. Previously published: New York : Octagon Books, 1965. Previously published in series: Records of civilization, sources and studies ; no. 29. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-454) and index. |
| Contents |
Penance in the ancient church -- The penitentials -- The condition of the texts -- Early Irish penitential documents -- Early Welsh penitential documents -- Penitentials of the Anglo-Saxon church -- Penitentials by Irish authors which were apparently compiled on the continent -- Anonymous and pseudonymous Frankish and Visigothic penitentials of the eighth and ninth centuries -- Penitentials written or authorized by Frankish ecclesiastics -- Selections from later penitential documents -- Penitential elements in medieval public law -- Synodical decisions and ecclesiastical opinions relating to the penitentials -- An eighth-century list of superstitions -- Selections from the customs of Tallaght -- Irish canons from a Worcester collection -- On documents omitted -- The manuscripts of the penitentials. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2008. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([Records of civilization, sources and studies]) ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. |
| Subject |
Penitentials -- History -- Sources.
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Penance -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
McNeill, John T. (John Thomas), 1885-1975.
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Gamer, Helena M. (Helena Margaret), 1900-1966.
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American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
0231008899 |
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0231096291 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb06026 hdl |
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