Early Humiliati

Zusammenfassung This book is the first major study in English of a group of late twelfth-century religious enthusiasts! the early Humiliati! who were condemned by the Church as heretics in 1184 but - in a remarkable transition - were reconciled seventeen years later and established a highly successful religious order in north Italy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1. Tradition and history; 2. The beginnings of the Humiliati: the twelfth-century evidence; 3. Quia in nullo peccabant: the inspection and approval of the Humiliati 1199-1201; 4. Rules; 5. In search of communities; 6. New members and professions of vows; 7. Unity and uniformity: the development of a centralised order; 8. The Humiliati and the Church in the localities; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Frances Andrews, Frances (University of St Andrews Andrews, Andrews Frances, Andrews Frances
• Assisted by: Rosamond McKitterick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.2006
• EAN: 9780521027144
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02714-4
• No. of pages: 372
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Church history, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism