Guibert of Nogent - Portrait of a Medieval Mind

This is a well written and valuable study of the life of a familiar but still somehow shadowy figure and an important contribution to medieval intellectual history, with insights into the meaning of the twelfth-century renaissance, the monastic mindset, the invention of psychological thought, the birth of the university, and the historiography of the Crusades.

Sommario

List of Diagrams and figures Preface Introduction Part I. Psychology Chapter 1. You Man Guibert Chapter 2. Psychological Speculations Chapter 3. The psychology Behind Guibert's Memoirs Part II. Theology Chapter 4. Abbot and Historian Chapter 5. Theological Disputes Chapter 6. The Eucharistic Disaster Part III. Understanding Chapter 7. Contemplative Lost Conclusion Appendix. Two Questions about Manuscripts Bibliography Diagrams and Figures

Info autore

Jay Rubenstein studied medieval history at the University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley. Currently he teaches history at the University of New Mexico.

Riassunto

Guibert is revealed as one of Europe's most sophisticated early psychological thinkers who led the way in transforming hagiography, biography, historiography and theology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jay Rubenstein, Rubenstein Jay
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.08.2002
• EAN: 9780415939706
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93970-6
• Pagine: 316
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Peso: 810 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; France, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christianity, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Religious communities and monasticism