03376nam 22006854a 450 991082145400332120200520144314.01-107-11167-60-511-01000-11-280-15170-60-511-11599-70-511-15090-30-511-32476-60-511-48599-90-511-05248-0(CKB)111087027179704(EBL)144726(OCoLC)437072979(SSID)ssj0000142336(PQKBManifestationID)11136244(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142336(PQKBWorkID)10096619(PQKB)10050501(UkCbUP)CR9780511485992(MiAaPQ)EBC144726(Au-PeEL)EBL144726(CaPaEBR)ebr2000673(CaONFJC)MIL15170(EXLCZ)9911108702717970419990316d2000 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe early history of greed the sin of avarice in early medieval thought and literature /Richard Newhauser1st ed.Cambridge, U.K. ;New York Cambridge University Press20001 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;41Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-02648-2 0-521-38522-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and indexes.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.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 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.Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;41.AvariceHistoryChristian ethicsHistoryMiddle Ages, 600-1500AvariceHistory.Christian ethicsHistory241/.3Newhauser Richard1947-526053MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821454003321The early history of greed3928717UNINA