Thesis
The medieval ‘vates’: prophecy, history, and the shaping of sacred authority, 1120-1320
- Abstract:
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Belief in prophetic inspiration and the possibility of discerning the future was a cornerstone of medieval conceptions of history and of God’s workings within that history. But prophecy’s significance for the Middle Ages is due as much to the multiplicity of its meanings as to its role as an engine of history. Prophetia was described in terms ranging from prediction and historiography to singing and teaching. This thesis examines the attempts of medieval thinkers to wrestle wit...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:7133
- Deposit date:
- 2013-08-02
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- FitzGerald, B
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Notes:
- This thesis is not available via ORA.
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