Heaven's purge: purgatory in late antiquity

Purgatory in early Christian and patristic thought -- Of sons and slaves : violence and correction in the afterlife -- O purgatorium caeleste! : purging body and soul at St. Martin's shrine -- Purgation in the sixth and seventh centuries -- Purgatory, penitentials, and the Irish question -- Pur...

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Main Author: Moreira, Isabel (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:Heaven's Purge: Purgatory in Late Antiquity. By Isabel Moreira (2011) (Foxhall Forbes, Helen)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / Purgatory / History 30-750
Further subjects:B Purgatory History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Purgatory History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
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Summary:Purgatory in early Christian and patristic thought -- Of sons and slaves : violence and correction in the afterlife -- O purgatorium caeleste! : purging body and soul at St. Martin's shrine -- Purgation in the sixth and seventh centuries -- Purgatory, penitentials, and the Irish question -- Purgatory in Bede and Boniface -- Missionary eschatology and the politics of certainty -- Barbarians, law codes, and purgatory
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-303) and index
ISBN:0199736049