Empathy in the Making: Crafting the Believer’s Emotions in the Late Medieval Low Countries

The article addresses affective piety as it developed in the late medieval Low Countries – the new, sentiment-laden devotion concentrating on the humanity and vulnerability of Christ, on his nativity but especially his Passion, the physical cruelty he suffered in his last days on earth. Views on th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Herman Roodenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2014-06-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
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Online Access:https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6132