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The Early History of Greed - The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature (Paperback, Revised)
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The Early History of Greed - The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature (Paperback, Revised)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
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The history of avarice as the deadliest vice in western Europe has
been said to begin in earnest only with the rise of capitalism or,
earlier, the rise of a money economy. In this first full-length
study of the early history of greed, Richard Newhauser shows that
avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, has a much longer
history, and is more important for an understanding of the Middle
Ages, than has previously been allowed. His examination of
theological and literary texts composed between the first century
CE and the tenth century reveals new significance in the portrayal
of various kinds of greed, to the extent that by the early Middle
Ages avarice was available to head the list of vices for authors
engaged in the task of converting others from pagan materialism to
Christian spirituality.
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