Corpus Christi
Subtitle: The Eucharist in Late Medieval Culture
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 30, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780521438056
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; European history: c 500 to c 1500; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 1500 to c 1600; Lord's Supper; History; History - General History; Religion; Europe; Mass; Christianity - History - Catholic; Europe - General; Institutions & Organizations; History / Europe / General; History-Europe - General; Religion-Institutions & Organizations; Medieval; Catholic Church; Middle Ages, 600-1500
First sentence: Emerging from disparate, separate, only loosely connected economic and political entities, the culture of the high Middle Ages created a symbol of the utmost uniformity to accommodate a complex world - the eucharist.