Emotional monasticism : affective piety in the eleventh-century monastery of John of Fécamp /

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Medievalists have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', appeared in Europe after the twelfth century and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women. <i>Emotional monasticism </i>challenges this view...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mancia, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Series:Artes liberales (Manchester, England)
Subjects:
Jean, > de Fécamp, > -1078 > Influence.
Jean, > de Fécamp, > -1078.
1000-1099
Monasticism and religious orders.
Piety > History > 11th century.
Affect (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Monachisme et ordres religieux.
Piété > Histoire > 11e siècle.
Affect (Psychologie) > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Medieval history.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Piety.
European history: medieval period, middle ages.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Reforming the reader's interior: defining emotional reform in John of Fécamp's <i>Confessio</i> <i>theologica</i>
  • 2. <i>Dicta mea sunt dicta patrum? </i>Tradition and innovation in John's writing
  • 3. Reforming the monastic community:<i> </i>the uses of John's devotional method within the walls of Fécamp<i></i>
  • 4. Reforming monks in the temporal world:<i></i>John's devotional principles cultivated in the Anglo-Norman landscape <i></i>
  • 5 John's medieval legacy:<i> </i>the monastic roots of affective piety<i></i>
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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