"Obituary essay (1970) by Arno Borst." (pages 221-249). "Bibliography of Herbert Grundmann" (pages 250-258). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The profile (typus) of the heretic in medieval perception -- Women and literature in the Middle Ages: a contribution on the origins of vernacular writing -- Litteratus-Illitteratus: the transformation of an educational standard from antiquity to the Middle Ages -- Heresy interrogations in the late Middle Ages as a source-critical problem -- Oportet et haereses esse: the problem of heresy in the mirror of medieval Biblical exegesis -- Learned and popular heresies of the Middle Ages -- Obituary essay (1970) by Arno Borst / [annotations by Dr. Leta Böhringer] -- Bibliography of Herbert Grundmann.
Summary:
"In the field of medieval history, few scholars have matched the originality of the German academic Herbert Grundmann (1902-1970). Trained at the University of Leipzig and president of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica from 1959 until his death, Grundmann published a series of brilliant books and articles that fundamentally reshaped how historians of culture and religion conceptualized the medieval past. Yet although later generations of scholars have since approached their research from vantage points shaped by his arguments, few of his writings have been previously accessible to an Anglophone audience. This volume presents translations of six of Grundmann's most significant essays on the intertwined themes of medieval heresy, literacy, and inquisition. Together, they offer new access to Grundmann's scholarship, one which will catalyze new perspectives on the medieval religious past and enable a fresh consideration of his intellectual legacy in the twenty-first century" -- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.
Series:
Heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages ; volume 9
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