Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind

by Jay Rubenstein

Overview

This is a well written and valuable study of the life of a familiar but still somehow shadowy figure and an important contribution to medieval intellectual history, with insights into the meaning of the twelfth-century renaissance, the monastic mindset, the invention of psychological thought, the birth of the university, and the historiography of the Crusades.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415939706
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/16/2002
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jay Rubenstein studied medieval history at the University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley. Currently he teaches history at the University of New Mexico.

Table of Contents

List of Diagrams and figures Preface Introduction Part I. Psychology Chapter 1. You Man Guibert Chapter 2. Psychological Speculations Chapter 3. The psychology Behind Guibert's Memoirs Part II. Theology Chapter 4. Abbot and Historian Chapter 5. Theological Disputes Chapter 6. The Eucharistic Disaster Part III. Understanding Chapter 7. Contemplative Lost Conclusion Appendix. Two Questions about Manuscripts Bibliography Diagrams and Figures