prophets and their critics from scholasticism to humanism /
First Statement of Responsibility
Brian Fitzgerald.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford, United Kingdom :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
SERIES
Series Title
Oxford historical monographs
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- 1. Hugh of St. Victor and the prophetic contemplation of history -- 2. The scholastic exegesis of prophecy -- 3. Polemic, preaching, and early Dominican assessments of prophetic authority -- 4. The mendicant conflict over prophecy : Thomas Aquinas and Peter John Olivi -- 5. Nicholas Trevet and the consolation of prophecy -- 6. Albertino Mussato and humanist prophecy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Categories of vision and prophecy.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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How did intellectuals in France, England, and Italy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries seek to understand and resolve competing claims of divine inspiration or prophecy? Conflicts between secular and theological intellectuals reveal a world struggling to define the contours of religious authority, sanctity, and sacred texts.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Inspiration and authority in the Middle Ages.
International Standard Book Number
9780198808244
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Prophecy-- Christianity-- History of doctrines-- Middle Ages, 600-1500.