Children and Confession in the Early Middle Ages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12034110 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rob Meens (0009-0003-1605-6818, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Pages | 53-65 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400012791 |
| OpenAlex | W2313481371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The handbooks for confessors known as penitentials are, I shall argue, an important source for our knowledge of early medieval attitudes on the part of churchmen and others towards children. These texts, basically lists of sins with the prescription of an appropriate penance for each iniquity, can be said to reflect widespread practices and ideas. They originated in the Irish and British Churches in the sixth century and spread from there over all of Western Europe, where they remained in use until the twelfth century
Ancient history · Archaeology · Confession (law · Irish · Linguistics · Middle Ages · Sixth century · Classics · Early Modern Women Writers · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |