Guibert of Nogent - Portrait of a Medieval Mind (Hardcover)

Guibert of Nogent has provided us with much of what we know about life in Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. His autobiography, his crusade chronicle, and his critique of relics create a rich and textured portrait of this vibrant and violent social landscape. His observations range widely from the philosophical to the extremely personal with topics including his mother, sexuality, cleanliness, and life in a Benedictine monastery. Yet, in spite of is importance to our understanding of his era, Guibert himself has not been the subject of an historical biography for nearly a century. Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind remedies this and in doing so, challenges many of the long held assumptions about this enigmatic man. Instead of being a neurotic, as earlier historians have described him, Guibert is revealed as one of Europe's most sophisticated early psychological thinkers who led the way in transforming hagiography, biography, historiography and theology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	1999
Authors:	Jay Rubenstein
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93970-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Biblical archaeology
LSN:	0-415-93970-4
Barcode:	9780415939706

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