The Trial of Joan of Arc

by Daniel Hobbins

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This translation of Joan of Arc's trial is set in its legal and historical context. In exploring Joan's place in 15th century society, Hobbins suggests that her claims to divine revelation conform to a recognisable profile of holy women in her culture while her adoption of military lifestyle does not.

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1/38 - History (1) and motives in fascinating detail. Here is one of our richest sources for the life of a medieval woman. This new translation (1) Catholic (1) Franse schrijver (1) from latin (1) he suggests that her claims to divine revelation conformed to a recognizable profile of holy women in her culture (1) History Medieval Legal Joan of Arc (1) history_15thc (1) is based on the full record of the trial proceedings in Latin. Recent scholarship dates this text to the year of the trial itself (1) Joan astonished contemporaries and still fascinates us today. Obscured by the passing of centuries and distorted by the lens of modern cinema (1) Joan of Arc (6) KJV130 (1) lbrl 122 (1) Main Collection (1) marina (1) medieval (5) No account is more critical to our understanding of Joan of Arc than the contemporary record of her trial in 1431. Convened at Rouen and directed by bishop Pierre Cauchon (1) Nw A'dam (1) OMG-05 (1) primary source text (1) Saints; Saint Joan of Arc (1) the first in fifty years (1) the story of the historical Joan of Arc comes vividly to life once again. (1) the trial culminated in Joan's public execution for heresy. The trial record (1) thereby lending it a greater claim to authority than had traditionally been assumed. Contemporary documents copied into the trial furnish a guide to political developments in Joan's career—from her capture to the attempts to control public opin (1) trial transcripts (1) triliteral (1) unveils her life (1) which sometimes preserves Joan's very words (1) yet Joan broke this mold by embracing a military lifestyle. By combining the roles of visionary and of military leader (1)
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Daniel Hobbins
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Daniel Hobbins is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas, Arlington.

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Original publication date
2005 (copyright) (copyright)
People/Characters
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc); Jehanne, demoiselle of Luxembourg

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Genres
Nonfiction, History, Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS
262.9 — Religion Christian organization, social work & worship Ecclesiology Church law and discipline
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KJV130 .J625 .P7613 — Law Law of France Law of France Trials
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Dutch, English
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Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
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