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Envisaging Heaven in the Middle Ages
Envisaging Heaven in the Middle Ages
considers medieval notions of heaven in
theological and mystical writings, in visions of the otherworld and in medieval
arts such as drama, poetry, music and vernacular literature.
The volume considers the influence of images and visions of heaven on the
secular literature by some of the greatest writers of the period, such as Chrétien
de Troyes and Chaucer. The coherence and beauty of these notions make heaven
one of the most impressive medieval cathedrals of the mind.
The book shows that the idea of heaven in the Middle Ages was as varied as
those who wrote about it, and reveals the extent to which the Christian afterlife
was (as it is today) a projection of human hopes and fears. Because ‘the reality’
of heaven was one based on speculation, as well as fancy, medieval heavens
were products both of ingenious thought and of creative, wishful imagination.
With contributions from such experts as Peter Dronke, Beverly Mayne
Kienzle, Robin Kirkpatrick, Bernard McGinn, Peter Meredith, Barbara Newman
and A.C. Spearing, this collection will be essential reading for all those inter-
ested in medieval religion and culture.
Carolyn Muessig
is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Theology at the University of
Bristol. She is the author of
Sermon, Preacher and Audience in the Middle Ages,
Medieval Monastic Education
and
The Faces of Women in the Sermons of
Jacques de Vitry:
most recently, she co-edited
Hildegard of Bingen’s ‘Exposi-
tiones euangeliorum’.
Ad Putter
is Reader in English Literature at the Univer-
sity of Bristol. He is the author of
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and French
Arthurian Romance
and
An Introduction to the Gawain-Poet,
and co-edited
The
Spirit of Medieval Popular Romance.
Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture
Edited by George Ferzoco
University of Leicester
and
Carolyn Muessig
University of Bristol
This series aims to present developments and debates within the field of
medieval religion and culture. It will provide a broad range of case studies and
theoretical perspectives, covering a variety of topics, theories and issues.
1 Gender and Holiness
Men, women and saints in late medieval Europe
Edited by Samantha J.E. Riches and Sarah Salih
2 The Invention of Saintliness
Edited by Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker
3 Tolkien the Medievalist
Edited by Jane Chance
4 Julian of Norwich
Mystic or visionary?
Kevin J. Magill
5 Disability in Medieval Europe
Thinking about physical impairment in the high Middle Ages,
c.1100–c.1400
Irina Metzler
6 Envisaging Heaven in the Middle Ages
Edited by Carolyn Muessig and Ad Putter
Envisaging Heaven in the
Middle Ages
Edited by Carolyn Muessig and Ad Putter
With the assistance of Gareth Griffith
and Judith Jefferson
First published 2007
by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.
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© 2007 Carolyn Muessig and Ad Putter for selection and editorial matter;
individual contributors, their contributions.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
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ISBN10: 0-415-38383-8 (hbk)
ISBN10: 0-203-96621-X (ebk)
ISBN13: 978-0-415-38383-7 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978-0-203-96621-1 (ebk)

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