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Author Le Goff, Jacques, 1924-2014.

Title The birth of purgatory / Jacques Le Goff ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1984

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Description ix, 430 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Includes index
Summary Noting that the doctrine of Purgatory does not appear in the Latin theology of the West before the late twelfth century, the author identifies the profound social and intellectual changes which caused its widespread acceptance
Analysis Purgatory - History of doctrines
Notes Translation of: La naissance du purgatoire
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Translation of: La naissance du purgatoire
Subject Purgatory -- History of doctrines.
LC no. 83001108
ISBN 0226470822 (cased)
0226470830 (paperback)
Other Titles Naissance du Purgatoire. English
Naissance du purgatoire. English