by Jean Delumeau · LGF · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253061724
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«L'aveu et le pardon» is the historical essay by Jean Delumeau, published by LGF in paperback (159 pages, in French).
Historical study of Catholic confession: from the 13th century, the Church imposed annual and detailed confession of mortal sins, which generated moral debates in the classical era. Delumeau analyses the work of confessors, the psychological difficulty of confessing sexual faults and the mark of penance on the conscience of the faithful.
Published on 1 November 1992. Subtitle: «Les difficultés de la confession, XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle». Belongs to the «références» collection.
For readers interested in Church history, moral theology and French thought from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
Jean Léon Marie Delumeau was a French historian specializing in the history of the Catholic Church, and author of several books regarding the subject. He held the Chair of the History of Religious Mentalities (1975–1994) at the Collège de France and was a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.
