medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There is an interesting story of a trial involving animals (representing
humanity after a fashion) described in:
Canon law and the Archpriest of Hita / by Henry Ansgar Kelly.
Kelly, Henry Ansgar, 1934-
Ruiz, Juan, fl. 1343. Libro de buen amor
Ruiz, Juan, fl. 1343 -- Knowledge -- Law.
Canon law in literature.
Canon law
Publisher:
Binghamton, N.Y. : Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1984.
ISBN:
086698058X
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
culture
You might try David Salter's _Holy and Noble Beasts_. Here is Amazon's
description of the book:
Book Description
Because animals are neither wholly similar to, nor entirely different
from, human beings, they have provided men and women with an endlessly
fruitful point of departure from which to explore what it means to be
human. The way in which human identity is inextricably bound up with the
animal kingdom is particularly evident in medieval hagiography and
romance (arguably the two most popular and prestigious genres of
medieval literature), where the holiness of saints and the heroism of
knights is frequently revealed through their miraculous encounters with
wild beasts. Through an analysis of these literary sources, the book
explores the broad range of attitudes towards animals and the natural
world that were current in western Europe during the later middle ages.
It argues that through their depictions of animals, medieval writers
were not only able to reflect upon their own humanity, but were also
able to explore the meaning of more abstract values and ideas (such as
civility, s!
anctity and nobility) that were central to the culture of the time. Dr
DAVID SALTER is a Lecturer in English at the University of Edinburgh.
MG
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