Caearius of Heisterbach Revidited New Approaches to the Eight Miracle Books (Libri VIII Miraculorum)

Burkhardt, Julia und Holste-Massoth, Anuschka (2021): Caearius of Heisterbach Revidited New Approaches to the Eight Miracle Books (Libri VIII Miraculorum). In: Revue D'Histoire Ecclesiastique, Bd. 116, Nr. 3-4: S. 593-619

Abstract

The Cistercian Caesarius of Heisterbach (c. 1180-1240) is widely known for his Dialogus miraculorum. Yet a similar collection of exempla by Caesarius is considerably less well-known: his Libri VIII miraculorum, the Eight Miracle Books. With their rich and intriguing stories, the Libri are a remarkable source of 13th century religious and social history. Although the text has been edited twice, it has received little attention. In this paper, we suggest new approaches to the Eight Miracle Books, taking into account their content, medieval manuscript tradition and usages. The paper briefly introduces to the character of the Eight Miracle Books and previous scholarship on them. It then presents initial findings on Caesarius' narrative strategy and gives an overview of the hitherto identified manuscripts and the reception of the Libri in the Middle Ages.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Geschichts- und Kunstwissenschaften > Historisches Seminar
• Themengebiete: 900 Geschichte und Geografie > 900 Geschichte
• ISSN: 0035-2381
• Sprache: Englisch