Franciscan literature of religious instruction before the Council of Trent / by Bert Roest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roest, Bert, 1965-

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 117.

Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 117

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franciscans--History.

Franciscans.

Catholic Church--Catechisms--History and criticism.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (695 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides, for the first time, an exhaustive discussion of the Franciscan production of texts of religious instruction during the later medieval period (c. 1210-c. 1550). In eight chapters, it introduces the reader to the most important Franciscan sermon cycles, the Franciscan guidelines for living the life of evangelical perfection, the many Franciscan novice training manuals, the Franciscan catechisms and confession manuals, the Franciscan output of liturgical handbooks, the large number of Franciscan texts containing more wide-ranging forms of religious edification, and Franciscan prayer guides. This book provides medievalists and Renaissance scholars alike with a new tool to assess the intellectual and religious transformations between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century, and contributes to the current re-interpretation of the late medieval pastoral revolution.

Contents:

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Franciscan Preaching as Religious Instruction

2. Religious Instruction in Rules, Rule Commentaries and Constitutions

3. Rules and Treatises for Novice Training

4. Franciscan Catechisms

5. Confession Handbooks

6. Instructory Works for the Mass and the Divine Office

7. Works of Religious Edification

8. Prayer Guides

Bibliography of secondary sources

Index of authors

Index of works.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [561]-622) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-85979-2

9786610859795

1-4294-2794-9

90-474-0609-5

1-4337-0569-9

OCLC:

476023913

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047406099 DOI