Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
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Images of Abelard and Heloise -- The early years : Roscelin of Compiègne and William of Champeaux -- Challenging tradition : the dialectica -- Heloise and discussion and about love -- Returning to Logica -- The trinity -- Christian Theologia -- Heloise and the Paraclete -- Ethics, sin, and redemption -- Faith, sacraments, and charity -- Accusations of heresy.
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This is an introduction to the lives and thought of two of the most controversial personalities of the Middle Ages - Abelard and Heloise. It is their 'star quality, ' argues Constant Mews, that has prevented them from being seen clearly in the context of 12th century thought.