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A companion to John of Salisbury / edited by Christophe Grellard, Frederique Lachaud.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 57.
- Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition : A Series of Handbooks and Reference Works on the Intellectual and Religious Life of Europe, 500-1800, 1871-6377 ; Volume 57
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180.
- John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (478 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : BRILL, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Companion to John of Salisbury is the first collective study of this major figure in the intellectual and political life of 12th-century Europe to appear for thirty years. Based on the latest research, thirteen contributions by leading experts in the field provide an overview of John of Salisbury’s place in the political debates that marked the reign of Henry II in England as well as of his place in the history of the Church. They also offer a detailed introduction to his philosophical works ( Metalogicon , Entheticus ), his political thought ( Policraticus ) and his writing of history ( Historia pontificalis ). Contributors include Julie Barrau, David Bloch, Karen Bollermann, Cédric Giraud, Christophe Grellard, Laure Hermand-Schebat, Frédérique Lachaud, Constant Mews, Clare Monagle, Cary Nederman, Ronald Pepin, Yves Sassier, and Sigbjørn Sønnesyn.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
- Introduction / Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
- John of Salisbury and the Schools of the 12th Century / Cédric Giraud and Constant Mews
- John of Salisbury and Thomas Becket / Karen Bollermann and Cary J. Nederman
- John of Salisbury as Ecclesiastical Administrator / Julie Barrau
- John of Salisbury as a Writer / Ronald E. Pepin
- John of Salisbury and Classical Antiquity / Laure Hermand-Schebat
- John of Salisbury and the Writing of History / Clare Monagle
- John of Salisbury and Law / Yves Sassier
- John of Salisbury’s Political Theory / Cary J. Nederman
- John of Salisbury on Science and Knowledge / David Bloch
- Qui Recta Quae Docet Sequitur, Uere Philosophus Est The Ethics of John of Salisbury / Sigbjørn Sønnesyn
- John of Salisbury and Theology / Christophe Grellard
- Filiation and Context: The Medieval Afterlife of the Policraticus / Frédérique Lachaud
- Sources and Bibliography / Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
- Index Rerum / Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud
- Index Nominum / Christophe Grellard and Frédérique Lachaud.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-28294-7
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004282940 DOI
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