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- catalog abstract ""The twelfth-century monk Guibert of Nogent has provided much of what we know about life in Europe during the High Middle Ages. His Monodies - the first Western autobiography after Augustine's Confessions - along with his chronicle of the first Crusade and his critique of relics offer invaluable observations of the intellectual and social life at an especially dynamic moment in European history." "Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind is the first biographical study of this critical eyewitness in nearly a century. Drawing upon close examination of Guibert's voluminous work, Jay Rubenstein argues that Guibert was not a neurotic, as previously assumed, but instead a sophisticated psychological theorist who transformed hagiography, biography, theology, and history. He left to posterity not only the fascinating testimony of his mind and imagination but also a lively portrayal of the real events that gave shape to his memories. This is a persuasive and uniquely engaging 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 mentality, the invention of psychological thought, the birth of the university, and the historiography of the Crusades."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12602309.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""The twelfth-century monk Guibert of Nogent has provided much of what we know about life in Europe during the High Middle Ages. His Monodies - the first Western autobiography after Augustine's Confessions - along with his chronicle of the first Crusade and his critique of relics offer invaluable observations of the intellectual and social life at an especially dynamic moment in European history." "Guibert of Nogent: Portrait of a Medieval Mind is the first biographical study of this critical eyewitness in nearly a century. Drawing upon close examination of Guibert's voluminous work, Jay Rubenstein argues that Guibert was not a neurotic, as previously assumed, but instead a sophisticated psychological theorist who transformed hagiography, biography, theology, and history. He left to posterity not only the fascinating testimony of his mind and imagination but also a lively portrayal of the real events that gave shape to his memories. This is a persuasive and uniquely engaging 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 mentality, the invention of psychological thought, the birth of the university, and the historiography of the Crusades."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-296) and index.".
- catalog description "Psychology -- Young Man Guibert -- Psychological Speculations -- The Psychology Behind Guibert's Memoirs -- Theology -- Abbot and Historian -- Theological Disputes -- The Eucharistic Disaster -- Understanding -- Contemplative Lost.".
- catalog extent "xii, 304 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415939704 (hb)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "271/.102 B 21".
- catalog subject "Abbots France Biography History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Abbots France Biography.".
- catalog subject "BX4705.G698 R83 2002".
- catalog subject "Benedictines France Biography History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Guibert, Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, 1053-approximately 1124.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Psychology -- Young Man Guibert -- Psychological Speculations -- The Psychology Behind Guibert's Memoirs -- Theology -- Abbot and Historian -- Theological Disputes -- The Eucharistic Disaster -- Understanding -- Contemplative Lost.".
- catalog title "Guibert of Nogent : portrait of a medieval mind / Jay Rubenstein.".
- catalog type "text".