Hdl 01 Gender, Miracles, and Daily Life, Katajala-Peltomaa: The Evidence of Fourteenth-Century Canonization Processes (History of Daily Life)

Interaction with the saints was central to the everyday life of medieval Christians. The process of praying to a heavenly intercessor not only involved private devotion but was also intrinsically connected with society at large. It required the individual to communicate and negotiate both with the saint and within a group of devotees, thereby exposing social processes such as community dynamics and the construction of gender. Considering these issues and others, Gender, Miracles, and Daily Life focuses on the depositions of the canonization processes of Thomas Cantilupe (1307) and Nicholas of Tolentino (1325). It explores how ordinary laypeople understood the daily responsibilities that determined their relationship to the saints and articulates how their shared narratives contributed to the rituals which surrounded a miracle. This material has been little explored by scholars, yet offers a vivid and colourful insight into the world of men and women in the fourteenth century. Central to the everyday life of medieval Christians was interaction with the saints. Whilst the process of praying to a heavenly intercessor involved not only private devotion, it was also intrinsically connected with society at large. As it required the individual to communicate and negotiate both with the saint and within the group of devotees, the process of invocation exposed social processes such as community dynamics and the construction of gender. Considering these issues and others, Gender, Miracles, and Daily Life focuses on the depositions of the canonization processes of Thomas Cantilupe (1307) and Nicholas of Tolentino (1325). It explores how ordinary laypeople understood the daily responsibilities that determined their relationship to the saints, and articulates how their shared narratives contributed to the rituals which surrounded a miracle. This material has been little explored by scholars, yet offers a vivid and colourful insight into the world of men and women of the fourteenth century. Selection Of Witnesses And Formation Of Canonization Processes -- Vagaries Of Everyday Life : Spheres Of Invocation -- After Grace Was Gained : Expressions Of Gratitude -- Depositions And Memories Of Miracles. By Sari Katajala-peltomaa. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [301]-306) And Index.