Curiosity Killed the Monk: The History of an Early Medieval Vice

A twelfth-century chapter book made for the nuns of Admont (MS Admont 567) contains an unstudied line-drawing depicting a monk ascending a ladder next to a list of vices crowned with the word ‘curiositas' (curiosity). This article uncovers the textual source for this list of vices in Bernard of...

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Main Author: Bruce, Scott G. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols [2019]
In: The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 8, Pages: 73-94
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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