{"product_id":"the-early-history-of-greed-the-sin-of-avarice-in-early-medieval-thought-and-literature-hardback-9780521385220","title":"The Early History of Greed; The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature (Hardback) 9780521385220","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Early History of Greed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first full-length study of the early history of greed, through texts from the first to tenth centuries CE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Newhauser (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521385220, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 April 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.495 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Newhauser has created a thought-provoking study that points beyond moralism to economic theory.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe history of avarice as the deadliest vice in western Europe has been said to begin in earnest only with the rise of capitalism or, earlier, the rise of a money economy. In this first full-length study of the early history of greed, Richard Newhauser shows that avaritia, the sin of greed for possessions, has a much longer history, and is more important for an understanding of the Middle Ages, than has previously been allowed. His examination of theological and literary texts composed between the first century CE and the tenth century reveals new significance in the portrayal of various kinds of greed, to the extent that by the early Middle Ages avarice was available to head the list of vices for authors engaged in the task of converting others from pagan materialism to Christian spirituality.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alms and ascetes, round stones and masons: avarice in the early church\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ascetic transformations I: monks and the laity in eastern Christendom\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ascetic transformations II: soaring eagles or safety in the herd - from anchoritic to cenobitic monasticism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Ascetic transformations III: the Latin west in the fourth and fifth centuries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Secularizing avarice and cupidity\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Future perspectives\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007211000088,"sku":"9780521385220","price":113.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521385220i_1144fc4e-46bc-4d3e-af23-1de093c0de4a.jpg?v=1691376152","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-early-history-of-greed-the-sin-of-avarice-in-early-medieval-thought-and-literature-hardback-9780521385220","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}