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The Carmelites and antiquity : Mendicants and their pasts in the Middle Ages /

This study of Carmelite legends examines the circumstances under which their traditions were constructed, describes the evolution of the traditions themselves from the 13th to the 16th century and places them within the wider context of historical writing by religious orders.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jotischky, Andrew, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Carmelites > History.
Carmelites
Christian literature, English (Middle)
Littérature chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais)
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Karmelieten.
Geschiedschrijving.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Carmelites, c. 1187-1530
  • Identity and antiquity: the Carmelite habit
  • The Ignea sagitta (1270): the first defence of Carmelite tradition
  • The development of Carmelite historical narrative, c. 1240-1400
  • Carmelite ecclesiology in the fourteenth century
  • Hagiography and the Greek orthodox past: two Carmelite saints
  • The Carmelite historical tradition, c. 1400-1530
  • Patterns of historical thinking in the mendicant orders
  • Antiquity, truth, and historical method: Carmelites and others.