Penance in the ancient church -- The penitentials -- The condition of the texts -- Early Irish penitential documents -- Early Welsh penitential documents -- Pen

"Guidelines for medieval clerics on how to assign appropriate penances for particular sins, in readable translations with detailed introductions. Crucial eviden

An up-to-date overview of the functions and contexts of penance in medieval Europe, revealing the latest research and interpretations.

Using hitherto unconsidered source materials from late antiquity to the early modern period, this volume charts new views about the role of penance in shaping w