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Autore: |
Straw Carole Ellen
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Titolo: |
Gregory the Great [[electronic resource] ] : perfection in imperfection / / Carole Straw
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Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1988 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 295 p. ) : ill. ; |
Disciplina: | 270.2/092/4 |
B | |
Soggetto topico: | Popes |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- NOTE ON SOURCES AND ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. MICROCOSM AND MEDIATOR -- II. A SACRAMENTAL VISION -- III. THE SAINT AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF STABILITY -- IV. SOLIDITAS CARITATIS -- V. LUBRICA MUTABILITAS -- VI. THE LOGIC OF ASCETICISM -- VII. THE MEDIATOR OF GOD AND MAN -- VIII. THE GOD-MAN AND THE NEW DISPENSATION -- IX. THE SACRIFICE OF A CONTRITE HEART -- X. REFORM AND THE PREACHER -- XI. THE JUST PENITENT -- XII. CONSTANTIA MENTIS -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY -- INDEX |
Sommario/riassunto: | Gregory I (590-604) is often considered the first medieval pope and the first exponent of a truly medieval spirituality. Carole Straw places Gregory in his historical context and considers the many facets of his personality-monk, preacher, and pope-in order to elucidate the structure of his thought and present a unified, thematic interpretation of his spiritual concerns. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Gregory the Great ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-520-90987-9 |
9786612355653 | |
0-585-15374-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454985003321 |
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