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Albertanus of Brescia : The Pursuit of Happiness in the Early Thirteenth Century /

Powell, James M.

Albertanus of Brescia : The Pursuit of Happiness in the Early Thirteenth Century / James M. Powell. - Reprint 2016 - 1 online resource (168 p.) - The Middle Ages Series .

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Structure of Violence in Albertanus’s Brescia -- 2. Forma Vitae: The Transformation of the Senecan Tradition -- 3. Language and Power: The Role of Professionalism in Social Change -- 4. The Attack on the Vendetta -- 5. Congregano Nostra: The Role of the Confraternity in the Formation of the Professional -- 6. The Causes of Violence -- 7. Afterlife: The Varied Influences of Albertanus’s Writings -- Appendix: A Note on the Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780812231380 9780812203097

10.9783/9780812203097 doi


Happiness--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
HISTORY / Medieval.

BX4705.A447

878.0308