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1 Online-Ressource (209 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9789004540859
Series Statement:
Brill's studies in intellectual history volume 348
Content:
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?
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 192-206
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004540835
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hellemans, Babette S. Varieties of the self Leiden : Brill, 2023 ISBN 9789004540835
Language:
English
Keywords:
Abaelard, Peter 1079-1142
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Héloïse 1101-1164
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Kloster Le Paraclet
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Klosterreform
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DOI:
10.1163/9789004540859
Author information:
Hellemans, Babette 1974-
