Elf Queens and Holy Friars Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church |
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| Author:
| Green, Richard Firth |
| Series title: | The Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-9316-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Starting from the assumption of a far greater cultural gulf between the learned and the lay in the medieval world than between rich and poor, Elf Queens explores the church's systematic campaign to demonize fairies and infernalize fairyland and the responses this provoked in vernacular romance.
Starting from the assumption of a far greater cultural gulf between the learned and the lay in the medieval world than between rich and poor, Elf Queens explores the church's systematic campaign to demonize fairies and infernalize fairyland and the responses this provoked in vernacular romance.