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Erasmus and the Middle Ages - István Bejczy

Erasmus and the Middle Ages

The Historical Consciousness of a Christian Humanist

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Buch | Hardcover
206 Seiten
2001
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-12218-5 (ISBN)
CHF 199,95 inkl. MwSt
This book discusses Erasmus’ view of the medieval past and his historical consciousness in general. It attempts to show a fault line between Erasmus’ specific observations on the course of history and the basic assumptions of his Christian humanism.
The aim of this book is to examine Erasmus’ attitude toward the medieval past and to relate it to his historical consciousness. More than any other Renaissance humanist, Erasmus was committed to the goal of building an alternative to medieval civilisation. In his view, the restoration and study of ancient pagan and Christian literature would result in an elevation of cultural and intellectual as well as moral and spiritual standards. Yet these very assumptions appear to be challenged by Erasmus’ specific observations on the course of history up to his own day. The present study is the first to show a fault line between the basic ideas of Erasmus’ Christian humanism and his view of the actual development of humanity through the ages.

István P. Bejczy, Ph.D. (1994) in History, Catholic University of Nijmegen (Netherlands), has published on medieval culture (including La Lettre du Prêtre Jean: une utopie médiévale) and Renaissance humanism. He is directing a research programme on medieval moral consciousness at the Catholic University of Nijmegen.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Idea of History
2. Medieval History: The Monastic Period
3. Medieval History: The Scholastic Period
4. Restoring a Golden Age
5. The New Testament Renewed
6. Back to the Future

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.8.2001
Reihe/Serie Brill's Studies in Intellectual History ; 106
Verlagsort Leiden
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 535 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie des Mittelalters
ISBN-10 90-04-12218-4 / 9004122184
ISBN-13 978-90-04-12218-5 / 9789004122185
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