LEADER 03376nam 22006854a 450 001 9910821454003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-11167-6 010 $a0-511-01000-1 010 $a1-280-15170-6 010 $a0-511-11599-7 010 $a0-511-15090-3 010 $a0-511-32476-6 010 $a0-511-48599-9 010 $a0-511-05248-0 035 $a(CKB)111087027179704 035 $a(EBL)144726 035 $a(OCoLC)437072979 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000142336 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136244 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142336 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10096619 035 $a(PQKB)10050501 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511485992 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC144726 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL144726 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2000673 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15170 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027179704 100 $a19990316d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe early history of greed $ethe sin of avarice in early medieval thought and literature /$fRichard Newhauser 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, U.K. ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in medieval literature ;$v41 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 0 $a0-521-02648-2 311 0 $a0-521-38522-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and indexes. 327 $tAlms and ascetes, round stones and masons: avarice in the early church --$tAscetic transformations I: monks and the laity in eastern Christendom --$tAscetic transformations II: soaring eagles or safety in the herd -- from anchoritic to cenobitic monasticism --$tAscetic transformations III: the Latin West in the fourth and fifth centuries --$tSecularizing avarice and cupidity --$tEpilogue: Future perspectives. 330 $aThe history of avarice as the deadliest vice in western Europe has been said to begin in earnest only with the rise of capitalism or, earlier, the rise of a money economy. In this first full-length study of the early history of greed, Richard Newhauser shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, has a much longer history, and is more important for an understanding of the Middle Ages, than has previously been allowed. His examination of theological and literary texts composed between the first century CE and the tenth century reveals new significance in the portrayal of various kinds of greed, to the extent that by the early Middle Ages avarice was available to head the list of vices for authors engaged in the task of converting others from pagan materialism to Christian spirituality. 410 0$aCambridge studies in medieval literature ;$v41. 606 $aAvarice$xHistory 606 $aChristian ethics$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 615 0$aAvarice$xHistory. 615 0$aChristian ethics$xHistory 676 $a241/.3 700 $aNewhauser$b Richard$f1947-$0526053 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821454003321 996 $aThe early history of greed$93928717 997 $aUNINA