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UNINA9910455626303321 |
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Newhauser Richard <1947-> |
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Titolo |
The early history of greed : the sin of avarice in early medieval thought and literature / / Richard Newhauser [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000 |
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1-107-11167-6 |
0-511-01000-1 |
1-280-15170-6 |
0-511-11599-7 |
0-511-15090-3 |
0-511-32476-6 |
0-511-48599-9 |
0-511-05248-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; ; 41 |
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Avarice - History |
Christian ethics - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and indexes. |
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Alms and ascetes, round stones and masons: avarice in the early church -- Ascetic transformations I: monks and the laity in eastern Christendom -- Ascetic transformations II: soaring eagles or safety in the herd -- from anchoritic to cenobitic monasticism -- Ascetic transformations III: the Latin West in the fourth and fifth centuries -- Secularizing avarice and cupidity -- Epilogue: Future perspectives. |
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The history of avarice as the deadliest vice in western Europe has been said to begin in earnest only with the rise of capitalism or, earlier, the rise of a money economy. In this first full-length study of the early history of greed, Richard Newhauser shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, has a much longer history, and is more important for an understanding of the Middle Ages, than has previously been allowed. His examination of theological and literary texts composed between the first century CE and the tenth century reveals |
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new significance in the portrayal of various kinds of greed, to the extent that by the early Middle Ages avarice was available to head the list of vices for authors engaged in the task of converting others from pagan materialism to Christian spirituality. |
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UNINA9910789330203321 |
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Autore |
Bush Perry |
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Titolo |
Rust belt resistance [[electronic resource] ] : how a small community took on big oil and won / / Perry Bush |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Corporate power - Ohio - Lima |
Petroleum - Refining - Ohio - Lima |
Lima (Ohio) Economic policy Decision making |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: “Local Communities Are No Match for Industrial Corporations�""; ""Chapter 2: Oil Town""; ""Chapter 3: Rust Belt""; ""Chapter 4: Resistance""; ""Chapter 5: Scorched Earth""; ""Chapter 6: “It Was Like a Death�to the Town�""; ""Chapter 7: “Whether We�re for BP or against BP, We All Sound Conspiratorial�""; ""Chapter 8: Victory""; ""Epilogue: “Nobody Was Defending Us Except Ourselves�""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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