The Story of the Confession Admitted by Kaupo as Presented by Caesarius of Heisterbach and Reception of Livonia in the Intellectual Tradition of the 13th Century Europe

Latvijas Vēstures Institūta Žurnāls 2013
Kaspars Kļaviņš

Beginning of the 13th century is the time of medieval European civilization completion, which is closely linked with the image of Livonia in the literary space. At the same time the Roman Church coordinated the ​​transplantation of the religious idea in the Baltic States, and also in Europe as a whole, there were found out concepts such as "hell", "heaven", "God's miracle", "angels", "demons" and "purgatory", which for many centuries influenced people worldview and mentality.

Keywords
Livonia, Kaupo, Miracles of Christianity, purgatory

Kļaviņš, K. The Story of the Confession Admitted by Kaupo as Presented by Caesarius of Heisterbach and Reception of Livonia in the Intellectual Tradition of the 13th Century Europe. Latvijas Vēstures Institūta Žurnāls, 2013, 2 (87), pp.5-23. ISSN 1025-8906.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)