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The mendicant orders-Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, Franciscans, and several other groups-spread across Europe apace from the early thirteenth century, profoundly influencing numerous aspect of medieval life. But alongside their tremendous success, their members (friars) also encountered derision, scorn, and even violence. Such opposition, generally known as antifraternalism, is often seen as an ecclesiastical in-house affair or an ideological response to the brethren's laxity: both cases registering a moral decline symptomatic of a decadent church. Challenging the accuracy of these views, Geltner contends that the phenomenon exhibits a breadth of scope that on the one hand pushes it far beyond its accustomed boundaries, and on the other supports only tenuous links with Reformation or modern forms of anticlericalism. Drawing from numerous sources, from theological treatises to poetry and criminal court records, Guy Geltner shows that people from all walks of life lambasted and occasionally assaulted the brethren, orchestrating detailed scenes of urban violence in the process. Their myriad motivations and diverse goals preclude us from associating antifraternalism with any one ideology or agenda, let alone allow us to brand many of its proponents as religious reformers. At the same time, he demonstrates the friars' active role in forging a medieval antifraternal tradition, not only by deviating from their founders' paths to varying degrees, but also by chronicling their suffering inter fideles and thus incorporating it into the orders' identity as the vanguard of Christianity. In doing so, Geltner illuminates a major chapter in Europe's social, urban, and religious history.
G. Geltner
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John Ruskin was one of the most influential men of his day, and Praeterita, his autobiography, offers fascinating insights into many of the topics in which he was pre-eminent: art, architecture, J. M. W. Turner, nature, politics, and travel. This is the first major new edition since 1908, including passages excised from the original printed editions. The Introduction sets the autobiography in the context of Ruskin's life at the time of writing and discusses its fractured nature and unique style. Thorough explanatory notes illuminate the many references and allusions and the Glossary of Persons Mentioned provides a gazetteer of Ruskin's social and intellectual circle.
John Ruskin |
Francis O'Gorman
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Francis Oakley continues his magisterial three-part history of the emergence of Western political thought during the Middle Ages with this second volume in the series. Here, Oakley explores kingship from the tenth century to the beginning of the fourteenth, showing how, under the stresses of religious and cultural development, kingship became an inceasingly secular institution. “A masterpiece and the central part of a trilogy that will be a true masterwork.”—Jeffrey Burton Russell, University of California, Santa Barbara
Francis Oakley
History
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This full-color guide makes a visit to Florence, Tuscany, and Umbria unforgettable with 57 maps, illustrated features, and 200 color photos. Original.
Donald Strachan |
Stephen Keeling
Travel
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Christianity was born nearly two thousand years ago in ancient Palestine. It has shaped the course of human history. Yet historians still cannot say how it really began. How did a first-century Jew called Jesus manage to spark a new religion? It is one of the biggest and most profound of all historical mysteries. This extraordinary book finally provides a convincing answer. Traditionally, the birth of Christianity has been explained via the miracle of the Resurrection. After Jesus died he was raised from the dead by God and appeared to his disciples, telling them to spread the gospel. Once they saw the Risen Jesus, nothing could shake their belief. Within a few generations Christianity had spread throughout the Middle East and Europe; within a few centuries it had taken over much of the world. But historians have been unable to account for Christianity’s remarkable success without the Resurrection to spark it. If no one really saw the Risen Jesus, how were his followers convinced that he was their immortal Messiah? Art historian Thomas de Wesselow has spent the last seven years deducing the answer to this puzzle, and in doing so he has pieced together an entirely new picture of the birth of Christianity. Reassessing a familiar but misunderstood historical source and reinterpreting many biblical passages, de Wesselow shows that the solution has been staring us in the face for more than a century. The Shroud of Turin, widely thought to be a fake, is in fact authentic. And it holds the key to the greatest mystery in human history.
Thomas de Wesselow
History
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Mit seiner Scienza Nuova hat Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) nicht nur einen umfassenden Entwurf einer Kulturphilosophie vorgelegt, sondern zugleich ein Exempel spätbarocker Bildphilosophie. Den Zugang zu diesem Hauptwerk Vicos stellt ein Bild dar, die sogenannte 'Dipintura', welches gemäß der Intention des Autors die "Idee des Werkes" verkörpern soll. Die Studie zu "Vicos Denkbild" geht anhand einer detaillierten Betrachtung der Originaldrucke der spekulativen Bedeutung dieser Buchillustration nach, in deren Zentrum die Figur der Metaphysik steht. Mit Bezugnahme auf die in der Scienza Nuova entwickelte "poetische Logik" erweist sich dabei die Lehre vom Ingenium als epistemologische Grundlage solchen Bilddenkens.0.
Thomas Gilbhard
Philosophy
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Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Lucca, Pistoia & Northwestern Tuscany, Italy--and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to Lucca, Pistoia & Northwestern Tuscany, Italy includes: Prato, Pistoia, Montecatini Terme & Monsummano Terme, Lucca, The Garfagnana & the Lunigiana.Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection
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„In den letzten 3.421 Jahren der aufgezeichneten Weltgeschichte gab es nur 268 Jahre ohne einen Krieg auf der Welt.“1 schrieb Dr. Marc Faber am 11. August 2003 in seinem Aufsatz „Die Realität des Kriegs“. Daran hat sich seitdem nichts geändert. In Libyen tobt seit Februar ein Bürgerkrieg, während der 2001 von George W. Bush ausgerufene „Krieg gegen den Terror“ mit der Ermordung Osama Bin Ladens am 2. Mai 2011 endlich Erfolge vorweisen konnte. Diese Kriege scheinen, der Opfer nahezu ungeachtet, Billigung und Akzeptanz zu finden. Sie gelten als erlaubte, als legitimierte Kriege. Eine Grenze zwischen legalem und illegalem Krieg zu ziehen ist schwer. Es ist aber kein modernes Problem. Schon im 13.Jahrhundert sinnierte Thomas von Aquin in seinem Werk „Summa theologica“ darüber, ob es einen gerechten Krieg geben kann und welche Rechte darin beachtet werden müssen. Seine Gedanken dazu, sind Gegenstand dieser Arbeit.
Jörn Stanko
Philosophy
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