Schools of Asceticism: Ideology and Organization in Medieval Religious Communities

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Penn State Press, Nov 1, 2010 - Religion
 

Contents

Medieval Religion and the Roots of Rationalism Webers Lacuna
11
Monastic Asceticism and the Secular Spheres
59
Magic Religion and the Development of Lay Asceticism
101
Other and InnerWorldly Asceticism in Medieval Waldensianism
129
Dualism and Asceticism in Catharism
175
Conclusion
225
Bibliography
235
Index
265
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