Jerusalem in Medieval thought, 400-1300

Author(s)

• Renna, Thomas

Bibliographic Information

Jerusalem in Medieval thought, 400-1300

Thomas Renna

（Mediaeval studies, v. 14）

Edwin Mellen Press, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-297) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text draws together ancient and medieval history, scripture, theology, monastic studies, and the history of ideas. It traces the concept of Jerusalem from the early church almost through the Middle Ages, in the monastic thought of Christian Latin writings from the time of Constantine through and beyond the 12th century. It recognizes that certain concerns within the church (such as anti-Jewish polemic) led the early fathers to devalue the physical Jerusalem and stress the role of Jerusalem as a symbol of heavenly bliss. It gives attention to the changes necessitated by the Germanic invasions, with their consequent political disruptions, as well as the eventual conversion of the Germanic tribes.

Table of Contents

• The monastic idea of Jerusalem
• patristic Jerusalem and monks
• Zion and Augustine's early Jerusalem
• the legacy of Augustine, 430-750
• Charlemagne and the city of God
• the city of refuge, 850-1100
• monastic Jerusalem in the 12th century
• mystical city.

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Details

• NCID: BA62600893
• ISBN:
  • 0773471758
• LCCN: 2000275174
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lewiston, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 302 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 263.042569442
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Jerusalem in Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
  • LCSH : Jerusalem in Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA17224196