Affectionate Authorities - Fathers and Fatherly Roles in Late Medieval Basel - Hardback - 2015

In one of his sermons, the medieval preacher Bernardino of Siena listed seven fathers to whom one owed obedience: God, ones natural father, godfather, confessor, benefactor, a government official, and any elderly man. This book seeks to answer the question of why medieval Europeans saw the need for so many fathers.
Year of publication: 2015
Pagination: 196 pages, Includes 4 bw illustrations
Format: Hardback