Lying and perjury in medieval practical thought : a study in the history of casuistry / Emily Corran.

First edition.

9780191867354 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource

BJ1441

171.6

This text investigates questions on lying and perjury as they were discussed in the Middle Ages, showing that while the word for this practical moral theology - casuistry - was not invented until the Renaissance, the practice of this genre of medieval academic thought was widespread, especially in works produced for priests hearing confessions.

This text investigates questions on lying and perjury as they were discussed in the Middle Ages, showing that while the word for this practical moral theology - casuistry - was not invented until the Renaissance, the practice of this genre of medieval academic thought was widespread, especially in works produced for priests hearing confessions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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