Religious life between Jerusalem, the desert, and the world : selected essays by Kaspar Elm / translated by James D. Mixson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elm, Kaspar, 1929-
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions.
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Uniform Title:Essays.
Table of Contents:
  • Religious Life between Jerusalem, the Desert, and the World: Selected Essays by Kaspar Elm; Copyright; Contents; Translator's Preface; Introduction; 1: Francis and Dominic: The Impact and Impetus of Two Founders of Religious Orders; 2: Fratres et Sorores Sanctissimi Sepulcri: Reflections on Fraternitas, Familia and Women's Religious Life in the Circle of the Chapter of the Holy Sepulcher; 3: Mendicants and Humanists in Florence in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries: The Problem of Justifying Humanistic Studies in the Mendicant Orders.
  • 4: Decline and Renewal of the Religious Orders in the Late Middle Ages: Current Research and Research Agendas5: Canons and Knights of the Holy Sepulcher: A Contribution to the Origins and Early History of the Military Orders of Palestine; 6: The Status of Women in Religious Life, Semi-Religious Life and Heresy in the Era of St. Elizabeth; 7: John of Capistrano's Preaching Tour North of the Alps (1451-1456); 8: Vita regularis sine regula. The Meaning, Legal Status and Self-Understanding of Late-Medieval and Early-Modern Semi-Religious Life.