Maximilian von Habsburg

Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425-1650

From Late Medieval Classic to Early Modern Bestseller

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Imitatio Christi is considered one of the classic texts of Western spirituality. In this pioneering study, the reasons for the remarkable longevity of the Imitatio across geographical, chronological, linguistic and confessional boundaries is explored. Concentrating on English, French, German and Latin editions of the Imitatio, it offers a comprehensive survey of the process of translation and its impact and contribution to religious culture. It provides a fresh analysis of spirituality and devotion within their proper medieval and early modern context, and demonstrates that spirituality was not a peripheral dimension of the Reformation religion, but continues to remain at the heart of both Catholic and Protestant self-perception and identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780754667650
• ISBN-10: 0754667650
• Artikelnr.: 44972493

Autorenporträt

Maximilian von Habsburg, The History Department, Oundle School, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One Introduction; Chapter TWO The Imitatio Christi in the Context
of Late Medieval Devotion; Chapter THREE The Imitatio Christi and the
Devotio Moderna; Chapter FOUR From Manuscript Classic to Early Printed
Bestseller: The Imitatio Christi in Europe, c.1470-c.1530; Chapter FIVE
Nourishing Lay Hunger for Devotional Works: English and French Translations
of the Imitatio Christi, c.1480-c.1530; Chapter SIX The Printed World of
the Imitatio Christi, 1531-1620: Protestant Editions in Latin and the
Vernacular; Chapter SEVEN The Translation of the Imitatio Christi by
Protestants; Chapter EIGHT The Place of the Imitatio Christi in the
Protestant World; Chapter NINE The Printed World of the Imitatio Christi,
1531-1620: Jesuit Editions in Latin and the Vernacular; Chapter TEN 'The
Partridge of Spiritual Books': Ignatius Loyola, the Spiritual Exercises and
Jesuit Appropriation of the Imitatio, c.1522-c.1620; Chapter ELEVEN The
Place of Thomas à Kempis's Imitatio Christi in the Ministry of Jesuit
Spirituality; Chapter TWELVE Conclusion;