Lying and perjury in medieval practical thought : a study in the history of casuistry /
This text investigates questions on lying and perjury as they were discussed in the Middle Ages, showing that while the word for this practical moral theology, casuistry, was not invented until the Renaissance, the practice of this genre of medieval academic thought was widespread, especially in wor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | This text investigates questions on lying and perjury as they were discussed in the Middle Ages, showing that while the word for this practical moral theology, casuistry, was not invented until the Renaissance, the practice of this genre of medieval academic thought was widespread, especially in works produced for priests hearing confessions. |
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| Physical Description: | 198 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198828888 9780198828884 |