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Varieties of the self : Peter Abelard and the mental architecture of the Paraclete
- Title
- Varieties of the self : Peter Abelard and the mental architecture of the Paraclete / Babette S. Hellemans.
- Author
- Hellemans, Babette S.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.
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Details
- Description
- 209 pages : colour illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The Paraclete was founded in 1129. Out of necessity to find a new place to shelter a group of nuns, this female community was created by Peter Abelard (1079-1142) for Heloise of Argenteuil (1090-1164). Varieties of the Self shows how this community was dependent on a network of monasteries, while also representing a formative driving force in the twelfth-century reform, the period of flourishing to which it clearly belonged. The anthropological approach connects different works written by Peter Abelard (hymns, life-rules, letters, biblical commentaries) to views on the female self. What is the perspective on identity, sacrifice, and intentionality within these sources, and how do views on pollution, purity, and sacredness reflect on ethics of body and soul?"--
- Series Statement
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; Volume 348
- Uniform Title
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Volume 348.
- Subject
- Abelard, Peter, 1079-1142
- Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164
- Abbaye du Paraclet (Nogent-sur-Seine, France)
- To 1500
- To 1515
- Convents > France > History > To 1500
- Women in the Catholic Church > France > History > To 1500
- Women > Identity
- Individuality > Religious aspects > Christianity
- Holy Spirit
- Church renewal > Catholic Church > History > To 1500
- Convents
- Women in the Catholic Church
- Women
- Individuality
- Christianity
- Church renewal > Catholic Church
- Church renewal
- Church history
- France > Church history > 987-1515
- Europe
- France
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Informational works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Anthropology and the idea of the Paraclete -- Diptych I: Bringing Abelard home -- Diptych II: Architecture of songs.
- Call Number
- JFE 24-147
- ISBN
- 9789004540835
- 9004540830
- 9789004540859 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023024166
- OCLC
- 1380460027
- Author
- Hellemans, Babette S., author.
- Title
- Varieties of the self : Peter Abelard and the mental architecture of the Paraclete / Babette S. Hellemans.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; Volume 348Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Volume 348.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1500
- Chronological Term
- To 1515
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hellemans, Babette S. Varieties of the self Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023 9789004540859 (DLC) 2023024167
- Research Call Number
- JFE 24-147