Angelic monks and earthly men : monasticism and its meaning to medieval society /
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| Author / Creator: | Milis, Ludovicus, 1940- |
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| Imprint: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA: Boydell Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xiv, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1330162 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Our Written Information: From Recording the Exceptional to Recording the Usual. Is our knowledge of the middle ages representative? Is our knowledge of medieval monasticism representative? Can proportions be measured?
- 2. The Global Vision of the Created World. The fulfilment of God's will. The ineluctable decay of the Creation. Fundamental pessimism and presumed monastic creativity
- 3. The Sources of Material Wealth. The rural setting. Craft and commerce: the abbey, the market and the town
- 4. The Monks' Attitude towards People. Monks, nobility and common people. Rural people. Urban people. The works of mercy. The impact on the demographic situation
- 5. Value Systems, Christian and Monastic. Christian values and ethics. Reciprocity, a social function
- 6. The Intellectual Contribution. The legacy of antiquity. An everlasting renaissance. Writing, reading, teaching and thinking: monks as the keepers of collective memory. Allegory and rationalism. As times changed, education changed. Tolerance and incomprehension
- 7. Religion, Religious Life and the Church. Mission, conversion and the crusades. Charisma, rule and institution
- 8. Artistic Expression. Art for them or art for us? Space and image. 'Art for art's sake' or functional art? A deeper sense
- 9. Monastic Life. Heaven and hell on earth: individuals living together. A pyramid of self-negation: the individual and the community. Spirit and flesh: the battle of the individual. The easy way or the difficult way: comparison with the world outside.