Bonds of secrecy: law, spirituality, and the literature of concealment in early medieval england
Auteur :
Saltzman, Benjamin A.
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9781512827903
Date de publication :
4 févr. 2025
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What did it mean to keep a secret in early medieval England? In Bonds of Secrecy, Saltzman argues that this double-edged conception of secrecy and divinity profoundly affected the way believers acted and thought as subjects under the law, as the devout within monasteries, and as readers before books.