Fragments of a World

William of Auvergne and His Medieval Life

AvLesley Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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The first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne. Today, William of Auvergne (1180?–1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of people—from the royal court to the poorest in his care. In Fragments of a World, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, Fragments of a World casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our times—deeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-05-30
Mått:140 x 216 x 28 mm
Vikt:513 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
ISBN:9780226826189

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Biografier inom Biografier
Medeltiden inom Historia och arkeologi

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Lesley Smith is professor of medieval intellectual history at the University of Oxford. She is the author of many books, most recently The Ten Commandments: Interpreting the Bible in the Medieval World.

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"Smith’s insightful discussion of these colorful sermons provides us not only with a valuable insight into a fascinating medieval mind, worthy of comparison with the better-known Robert Grosseteste, but also an engaging portrait of Paris and its inhabitants at a pivotal time in the city’s history."

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and AcknowledgmentsMapsOne Seeing in a Smoky MirrorTwo Home and FamilyThree Teachers and TeachingFour ParisFive BishopSix LanguageSeven KnowingEight JewsNine WomenTen The WeakEleven PovertyTwelve The Landed and the MoniedThirteen AnimalsFourteen Food and DrinkFifteen Death and BeyondSixteen Face to FaceList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex