Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) |
Series |
Great medieval thinkers |
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Great medieval thinkers.
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Contents |
Images of Abelard and Heloise -- The early years : Roscelin of Compiègne and William of Champeaux -- Challenging tradition : the dialectica -- Heloise and discussion and about love -- Returning to Logica -- The trinity -- Christian Theologia -- Heloise and the Paraclete -- Ethics, sin, and redemption -- Faith, sacraments, and charity -- Accusations of heresy |
Summary |
This is an introduction to the lives and thought of two of the most controversial personalities of the Middle Ages - Abelard and Heloise. It is their 'star quality, ' argues Constant Mews, that has prevented them from being seen clearly in the context of 12th century thought |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142
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Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164.
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Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142 |
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Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164 |
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Medieval.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780198035688 |
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0198035683 |
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1423720350 |
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9781423720355 |
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0195156889 |
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9780195156881 |
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0195156897 |
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9780195156898 |
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