Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Marlene Hennessy
Second Advisor
Amy Moorman Robbins
Academic Program Adviser
Janet Neary
Abstract
In twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe, the creation and rise of Purgatory had a tremendous religious, economic, and social impact; but as it spread throughout Christendom, the phenomenon of paid indulgences did too. By analyzing the vision literature of this period, an understanding of Purgatory’s monetization is ultimately arrived at.
Recommended Citation
Colon, Peter, "Vision Literature and the Monetization of Purgatory in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Europe" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/449