Medieval Marriage Sermons Mass Communication in a Culture without Print [Hardcover]

Before the advent of printing, the preaching of the friars was the mass medium of the middle ages. In this edition of marriage sermons, David D'Avray reveals what famous preachers had to say about marriage. His study teases out the close connection between marriage symbolism and social, cultural, and legal realities in the thirteenth century.

Introduction
Pierre de Reims
Hugues de Saint Cher
Jean de la Rochelle
Pierre de Saint Benoit O.M.
Gerard de Mailly O.P.
Guibert de Tournai O.M.

One must congratulate d'Avray for all the remaining wealth of expertise, apercus, and data to be found in this volume. --Speculum