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  • Medieval Hagiography

    An Anthology

    by Thomas Head ...
    Series series Garland Library of Medieval Literature
    This collection presents-through the medium of translated sources-a comprehensive guide to the development of hagiography and the cult of the saints in western Christendom during the middle ages. It provides an unparalleled resource for the study of the ideals of sanctity and the practice of religion in the medieval west. Intended for the classroom, for the medieval scholar who wishes to explore ... Read more

    $153.90 CAD

  • Greens

    a Savor the South cookbook

    by Thomas Head ...
    Series series Savor the South Cookbooks
    Greens — collard, turnip, mustard, and more — are a defining staple of southern food culture. Seemingly always a part of the southern plate, these cruciferous vegetables have been crucial in the nourishing of generations of southerners. Having already been celebrated in operatic terms — composer Price Walden’s “Leaves of Green” includes this lyrical note: “From age to age the South has hollered / ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Happy Table of Eugene Walter

    Southern Spirits in Food and Drink

    by Eugene Walter ...
    A southern Renaissance man, Eugene Walter (1921–1998) was a pioneering food writer, a champion of southern foodways and culture, and a legendary personality among food lovers. The Happy Table of Eugene Walter, which introduces a new generation of readers to Walter’s culinary legacy, is a revelation to anyone interested in today’s booming scene in vintage and artisanal drinks — from bourbon and ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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  • The Knights Templar

    by Mark Naples ...
    Mystery surrounds virtually every aspect of the Templar story, from their origins in the aftermath of the First Crusade, through their rise to supreme wealth and power - dominating medieval Europe for nearly two centuries - to their abrupt and dramatic suppression. Ferociously punished for alleged heresy and depravity at the beginning of the 14th century, their story is believed to have ended ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lives of Saints

    by Alban Butler, Wyatt North ...
    Lives of Saints includes nearly four hundred of pages of text, but can conveniently fit in your e-reader or tablet! This edition comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. Alban Butler (17101773) was an English Roman Catholic priest who wrote about religious leaders in the Catholic Church. Lives of Saints is Alban Butlers best known work. Lives of Saints is a wonderful text which took ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Selected Writings

    by Hildegard of Bingen ...
    Benedictine nun, poet and musician, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages. She undertook preaching tours throughout the German empire at the age of sixty, and was consulted not only by her religious contemporaries but also by kings and emperors, yet it is largely for her apocalyptic and mystical writings that she is remembered. This volume ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Cathars

    The Rise and Fall of the Great Heresy

    by Sean Martin ...
    Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. Flourishing principally in the Languedoc and Italy, the Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity going back to apostolic times, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The War On Heresy

    Faith and Power in Medieval Europe

    by Professor R. I. Moore ...
    The great war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as heretical? How might such beliefs have arisen? And why were they such a threat?In western Europe at AD 1000 heresy had barely been heard of. Yet ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Europe's Inner Demons

    The Demonization of Christians In Medieval Christendom

    by Norman Cohn ...
    In this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive. It is a fascinating history of the need to imagine antihuman conspiracies and an investigation of how those fantasies made the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The History of The Christian Church (Complete)

    by Philip Schaff ...
    As I appear before The public with a new edition of my Church History, I feel more than ever The difficulty and responsibility of a task which is well worthy to occupy The whole time and strength of a long life, and which carries in it its own rich reward. The true historian of Christianity is yet to come. But short as I have fallen of my own ideal, I have done my best, and shall rejoice if my ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Unquenchable Flame

    Discovering the Heart of the Reformation

    by Michael Reeves ...
    Burning pyres, nuns on the run, stirring courage, and comic relief: the Protestant Reformation is a gripping tale, packed with drama. But what motivated the Reformers? And what were they really like?The Unquenchable Flame, a lively, accessible, and fully informative introduction to the Reformation by Michael Reeves, brings to life the movement’s most colorful characters (Martin Luther, Ulrich ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Monodies and On the Relics of Saints

    The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from theTime of the Crusades

    by Guibert of Nogent, Jay Rubenstein ...
    Translated by Joseph McAlhany ...
    The first Western autobiography since Augustine's Confessions, the Monodies is set against the backdrop of the First Crusade and offers stunning insights into medieval society. As Guibert of Nogent intimately recounts his early years, monastic life, and the bloody uprising at Laon in 1112, we witness a world-and a mind-populated by royals, heretics, nuns, witches, and devils, and come to ... Read more

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