商品簡介
Aiming for an expanded and more nuanced understanding of religious orders that exist by means of alms or begging, this collection offers a close look at the origins and foundations of mendicancy, the development and articulation of mendicant ideals, and the function of mendicancy in the context of economic realities. Prudlo (ancient and medieval history, Jacksonville State U.) underscores the complexities in his introduction and emphasizes the value of understanding the concept in terms of alternations between Christian decadence and reform, in short, how mendicancy was "... both lived and contested." He brings together 11 contributions from scholars based in the US and Europe. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Donald S. Prudlo (Ph.D.: University of Virginia, 2004) is assistant professor of Ancient and Medieval History at Jacksonville State University in Alabama. His specialization is in medieval religious history and medieval Italy and his current research interests include hagiography and saints’ lives, medieval miracle stories, Church history, and the development of canonization. His first book, The Martyred Inquisitor: The Life and Cult of Peter of Verona (?1252) was published by Ashgate Press in 2008.
