Robert L.J. Shaw

The Celestine Monks of France, c.1350-1450

Observant Reform in an Age of Schism, Council and War

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Produktbeschreibung

The Celestine monks of France represent one of the most unheralded but influential monastic reform movements of the later Middle Ages. This book argues their importance as a mirror of the political, intellectual, and Christian reform culture of their age.

Produktdetails

• Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
• Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9789462986787
• ISBN-10: 9462986789
• Artikelnr.: 52003538

Autorenporträt

Robert L. J. Shaw is a former Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (2016-17). He has a D.Phil in History from the University of Oxford (Oriel College).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Celestine monks of France and the rise of 'Observant'
reform 6 The Celestines and the French Celestines Later medieval
monasticism and reform PART 1: The French Celestines in their World Chapter
1. The Vita of Jean Bassand (c.1360-1445) Provenance and purpose Defeating
'the lion of arrogance' The observance of monastic legislation: 'the
regular ladder' Affection, unity and the 'opinion of friends' Chapter 2.
The French Celestine Constitutions and their Heritage: Statute and
Spirituality in Later Medieval Monastic Reform Purity, danger and the
'regular castle' The legacy of St Peter Celestine The constitutions
inherited by the French Celestines The French Celestine vision of purity:
urban extremism Reform, law, and the perfection of community Man's divine
likeness Enforcement and the return of hierarchy Chapter 3. The Challenges
and Adaptation of Regular Observance Ascetic standards Rank-and-file
discipline The Celestine leadership The Celestine Quodlibeta: the
moderation of 'regular observance' Multiple paths: the literary culture of
the French Celestines The works of Pierre Pocquet I: Editing Cassian's
Conferences and Climacus's Ladder of Perfection II: The Orationarium in
vita Domini nostri Jhesu Christi et de suffragiis sanctorum: building the
inner man and communities at peace III: St Joseph - a model for monastic
superiors? PART 2: The World of the French Celestines Chapter 4.
Foundations, Benefactions and Material Maintenance Giving to the Celestines
Founders and foundations Other benefactors and benefactions Financial
insecurity and the problem of foundation masses The reduction acts of 1414
and 1436: war, fragile rents, and financial crisis The moral difficulties
of foundation masses Chapter 5. The Cultural Outreach of the French
Celestines The French Celestines as a political symbol 'Grand buildings'
and humble authority: the legacy of Charles V The age of Charles VI and the
Great Schism Lancastrian aspirations 'A fertile school': the doctrinal
outreach of the French Celestines Conversion patterns Lay religious
direction Reformist outreach The Celestines and Jean Gerson Epilogue and
Conclusion Appendix 1. Lists an Map Appendix 2. Reductions of Foundation
Masses (beyond anniversary masses) at the Celestine Monastery of Paris,
1414 and 1436 (drawn from Paris, Arch. Nat LL/1505 and Paris, Bibliothèque
Mazarine, MS 3330) Appendix 3. Reduction of Foundation Masses (beyond
anniversary masses) at the Celestine Monastery of Sens, 1414 ('Célestins de
Sens, obituaires', in Obituaires de la Province de Sens, ed. A. Molinier,
Receuil des historians de la France, obituaires, 4 vols (Paris, 1902), i,
900-16) Maps and Figures Map Figures 1. The Celestine Constitutions: The
Renunciation of St Peter Celestine and Introduction (Celestines of Avignon
- Saint-Pierre Célestin, c.1380s; Avignon, BM MS. 727, fol. 1r). 2.
Entrance to the church at the Celestine house of Paris, including the
statues of Charles V, Jeanne de Bourbon, and St Peter Celestine (H. Millin,
Antiquités nationales, 5 vols (1790, Paris), i, 11. N.B.: the image is
reversed). Index