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

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"Historians have long taught that highly emotional Christian devotion, often called 'affective piety', originated in Europe after the twelfth century, and was primarily practiced by communities of mendicants, lay people and women. . <i>Emotional monasticism</i> revises our...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mancia, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jean, > de Fecamp, > -1078 > Influence.
European history: medieval period, middle ages.
Piety.
Monasticism and religious orders.
Medieval history.
Affect (Psychologie) > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Piete > Histoire > 11e siecle.
Monachisme et ordres religieux.
Affect (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Piety > History > 11th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Reforming the reader's interior: defining emotional reform in John of Fecamp'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 Fecamp<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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