Download or read book Imprisonment in the Medieval Religious Imagination, c. 1150-1400 written by M. Cassidy-Welch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom that was especially meaningful to medieval Christians.