Inwardness, individualization, and religious agency in the late medieval Low Countries: studies in the 'Devotio Moderna' and its contexts
"Recent scholarship on the Middle Ages has highlighted the importance of individualistic tendencies in devotion in both the lay world and religious communities. This interaction between individualization and religious agency has been scrutinized in numerous studies, focusing on the beginnings d...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Turnhout, Belgium
Brepols Publishers n.v.
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Medieval church studies
volume 43 |
| Further subjects: | B
Devotio Moderna
History To 1500 (Benelux countries)
B Devotio Moderna B Devotional exercises B Individualism ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Church History Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Individualism Religious aspects Christianity History To 1500 (Benelux countries) B History B Benelux countries B Benelux countries Church history B Church history ; Middle Ages B Devotio moderna ; Benelux ; Moyen âge B Church History B Devotional exercises History B Vie spirituelle ; Église catholique ; Benelux ; Moyen âge |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9782503585406 |
| Summary: | "Recent scholarship on the Middle Ages has highlighted the importance of individualistic tendencies in devotion in both the lay world and religious communities. This interaction between individualization and religious agency has been scrutinized in numerous studies, focusing on the beginnings during the so-called "Twelfth-Century Renaissance", and further development in the later medieval and early modern periods. However, there has hitherto been relatively little scholarship on the phenomenon in the 'Devotio Moderna': the flourishing of more personalized forms of devotion in north-western Europe during the later Middle Ages. The essays in this volume redress this gap by exploring the processes of inwardness and the emergent individualization of religious practices in the late medieval Low Countries. The essays explore issues including the early impact of the printing press on devotion; meditational aids such as identification with Christ, prayer cycles, practices of remembrance, and devout songs; and the tension between inner devotion and the ideal of communal piety in male and female religious communities. They also discuss some leading individuals of the Devotio movement. By addressing the 'Devotio Moderna' and its contexts - the emergence of inwardness, individualization, and religious agency in the late medieval Low Countries and surrounding areas - the essays in this volume help to enhance and expand our knowledge of devotion in the late Middle Ages, both in lay circles and in religious communities, and they show the distinct contribution of the Low Countries to the European phenomenon of more personalized forms of devotion."-- Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | x, 230 pages, illustrations (some color), 24 cm. |