A Companion to Pastoral Care in the Late Middle Ages (1200-1500)

Using a variety of sources and disciplinary angles, this book shows the many and varied ways in which pastoral care came to play such an important role in the day to day lives of medieval people. 1 volume, 335-page, 17-chapter, English-language survey of study of medieval pastors (priests, bishops, abbots, abbesses, popes, etc.) and their relationship to their respective congregations (1215-1536).

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This volume has much to offer. [...] the individual essays in this collection will surely enrich our understanding of medieval pastoral care, the transmission of religious knowledge, and the nature of lay-clerical interactions. Adam Davis, Denison University. In: The Medieval Review, 11.03.20. des analyses pointues de dossiers d'archives (notamment pour les conflits opposant les fideles a leur cure), de textes extremement varies, de traites theologiques les plus savants aux recueils d'exempla en vernaculaire, permettent de reperer des manieres locales et evolutives de s'approprier les pastoralia, de les enseigner, les recevoir et mettre en pratique leurs conseils touchant autant aux dogmes et croyances qu'aux pratiques et gestes de piete. Marie-Anne Polo de Beaulieu, in Revue d'Histoire Ecclestastique 2012, pp. 466-468.