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The Spirituality of the Medieval West : From the Eighth to the Twelfth Century / André Vauchez

Author
Vauchez, André
Published
Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
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1 online resource
Additional Creators
Friedlander, Colette
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Language Note
In English.
Contents
Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. THE GENESIS OF MEDIEVAL SPIRITUALITY -- II THE MONASTIC AND FEUDAL AGE -- III THE RELIGION OF A NEW ERA -- IV MEDIEVAL MAN IN SEARCH OF GOD -- V REFLECTIONS -- TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary
Defining spirituality as 'the dynamic unity between the content of a faith and the way in which it is lived by historically determined human beings', Vauchez steps outside the clerical world usually studied to trace the religious mentality of the laity, the ordinary and often illiterate majority of Christians.
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1463218427
9781463218423 (electronic bk.)
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