| Author | : Kathleen Ashley |
| File Size | : 47,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 July 1999 |
| ISBN | : 0226029662 |
| Pages | : 228 pages |
Writing Faith by Kathleen Ashley Book PDF Summary
"Writing Faith demonstrates that clusters of miracles form sign systems, and that it is those systems of meaning or representation that can be historically located. Thus, rather than treating individual miracle stories as transparent sources of specific historical data, we can recognize representations common to groups of miracle stories as coherent historical formations. For instance, the negative characterizations of Muslims in the late miracles situate the stories' composition in the eleventh century, a period of rising hostility on the eve of the Crusades."--Jacket.
