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Author | : William Manchester |
Publisher | : Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2009-09-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0316082791 |
A "lively and engaging" history of the Middle Ages (Dallas Morning News) from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of The Last Lion. From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth: the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains. "Manchester provides easy access to a fascinating age when our modern mentality was just being born." --Chicago Tribune
Author | : Jason M. Baxter |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1514001659 |
Many readers know C. S. Lewis as the fantasy writer of the Chronicles of Narnia or the apologist of Mere Christianity. But few know how deeply Lewis was formed by medieval authors like Dante and Boethius and how he saw their worldviews' relevance to the challenges of the modern world. Here, readers will encounter Lewis the medievalist to guide them in their own journey.
Author | : Benedicta Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ayelet Even-Ezra |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2021-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 022674311X |
We think with objects—we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned to think with their pages in a peculiar way: drawing hundreds of tree diagrams. Lines of Thought is the first book to investigate this prevalent but poorly studied notational habit, analyzing the practice from linguistic and cognitive perspectives and studying its application across theology, philosophy, law, and medicine. These diagrams not only allow a glimpse into the thinking practices of the past but also constitute a chapter in the history of how people learned to rely on external devices—from stone to parchment to slide rules to smartphones—for recording, storing, and processing information. Beautifully illustrated throughout with previously unstudied and unedited diagrams, Lines of Thought is a historical overview of an important cognitive habit, providing a new window into the world of medieval scholars and their patterns of thinking.
Author | : Jay Rubenstein |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2013-05-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1134721706 |
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.
Author | : Jerome Kroll |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2006-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113429767X |
A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics. Drawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh, sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the heroic ascetics. Examining and disputing much contemporary writing about the political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious behaviour on the mind.
Author | : Elizabeth Papp Kamali |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2019-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108498795 |
Explores the role of criminal intent in constituting felony in the first two centuries of the English criminal trial jury.
Author | : Juliana Dresvina |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2020-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786836769 |
This study brings together medieval studies and cognitive methodologies in a study specifically aimed at medievalists. It presents a longer history of certain mental health conditions and locates contemporary debates about the mind in a broader historical framework. It considers both the benefits of incorporating insights from contemporary neuroscientific and cognitive studies into the exploration of the past, and the benefits of employing historical models and case studies in order to reflect on modern methods.
Author | : Anselm Oelze |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2021-04-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3030670120 |
This sourcebook explores how the Middle Ages dealt with questions related to the mental life of creatures great and small. It makes accessible a wide range of key Latin texts from the fourth to the fourteenth century in fresh English translations. Specialists and non-specialists alike will find many surprising insights in this comprehensive collection of sources on the medieval philosophy of animal minds. The book’s structure follows the distinction between the different aspects of the mental. The author has organized the material in three main parts: cognition, emotions, and volition. Each part contains translations of texts by different medieval thinkers. The philosophers chosen include well-known figures like Augustine, Albert the Great, and Thomas Aquinas. The collection also profiles the work of less studied thinkers like John Blund, (Pseudo-)Peter of Spain, and Peter of Abano. In addition, among those featured are several translated here into English for the first time. Each text comes with a short introduction to the philosopher, the context, and the main arguments of the text plus a section with bibliographical information and recommendations for further reading. A general introduction to the entire volume presents the basic concepts and questions of the philosophy of animal minds and explains how the medieval discussion relates to the contemporary debate. This sourcebook is valuable for anyone interested in the history of philosophy, especially medieval philosophy of mind. It will also appeal to scholars and students from other fields, such as psychology, theology, and cultural studies.
Author | : Gary S. Selby |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2019-05-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830872779 |
Engaging the writings of C. S. Lewis, Gary Selby contends that spiritual formation comes about not by retreating from the physical world but through deeper engagement with it. By considering themes such as our human embodiment, our sense of awareness in our everyday experiences, and the role of our human agency, Selby demonstrates that an earthy spirituality can be a robust spirituality.