The Vox Dei: Communication in the Middle Ages

Examines communication methods in Western Europe between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. Contents: The media in the Middle Ages The church The Ecclesiastical message Ecclesiastical communication channels The catechism of fear and the cult of death Ecclesiastical propaganda in practice : the crusades The monarchy The foundations of the medieval monarchy Political communication Propaganda and manipulation of the crusade theme Symbols and national stereotypes in the Hundred Years War Heresy The challenge of heresy The transmission of heresy Heresy and propaganda: the Franciscan Crisis Political propaganda and the heresy of the Knights Templar