Saint Vincent Ferrer, His World and Life [electronic resource] : Religion and Society in Late Medieval Europe /
Daileader, Philip.author.
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were times of tumultuous change in medieval Europe; they witnessed the Black Death, the Great Papal Schism, heightened fears of the apocalypse, and the elimination of Spain's non-Christian population. Few figures were as widely and as intimately involved in late medieval Europe's struggles as Saint Vincent Ferrer. Perhaps the foremost preacher of his day, Ferrer spent the final two decades of his life traversing Europe, preparing the world for its imminent destruction. Saint Vincent Ferrer (d. 1419), His World and Life reassesses the controversial preacher's motives, methods, and impact, tracing Ferrer's journey from obscure logician to angel of the apocalypse, as he came to be known. At the same time, the book offers new insights into the depth and breadth of late medieval apocalyptic anticipation, and into the processes that ultimately led to the expulsions of Spain's Jews and Muslims.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Names; Introduction; 1. Valencia, Avignon, and In Between; 2. Legatus a latere Christi : Provence, Lombardy, and In Between; 3. Iberian Return and the Compromise of Casp; 4. Moral Reform and Peacemaking; 5. Segregation and Conversion; 6. Antichrist, 1403; 7. Final Journeys: Perpignan, Vannes, and In Between; Conclusion; Appendix: Sources; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were times of tumultuous change in medieval Europe; they witnessed the Black Death, the Great Papal Schism, heightened fears of the apocalypse, and the elimination of Spain's non-Christian population. Few figures were as widely and as intimately involved in late medieval Europe's struggles as Saint Vincent Ferrer. Perhaps the foremost preacher of his day, Ferrer spent the final two decades of his life traversing Europe, preparing the world for its imminent destruction. Saint Vincent Ferrer (d. 1419), His World and Life reassesses the controversial preacher's motives, methods, and impact, tracing Ferrer's journey from obscure logician to angel of the apocalypse, as he came to be known. At the same time, the book offers new insights into the depth and breadth of late medieval apocalyptic anticipation, and into the processes that ultimately led to the expulsions of Spain's Jews and Muslims.
Vincent Ferrer, Saint, approximately 1350-1419.
Literature, Medieval.
European literature.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Philosophy.
Religion—History.
Classical literature.
Medieval Literature.
European Literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of Philosophy.
History of Religion.
Classical and Antique Literature.