A Cultural History of the Emotions in the Medieval Age (The Cultural Histories Series)

"Our period opens at the end of the Roman Empire when intellectual currents are indebted to the Greek philosophical inheritance of Plato and Aristotle, as well as to a Romanized Stoicism. Into this mix entered the new, and from 313CE imperially sanctioned, religion of Christianity. In art, literature, music, and drama, we find an increasing emphasis on the arousal of individual emotions and their acceptance as a means towards devotion. In religion, we see a move from the ascetic regulation of emotions to the affective piety of the later medieval period that valued the believer's identification with the Passion of Christ and the sorrow of Mary. In science and medicine, the nature and causes of emotions, their role in constituting the human person, and their impact on the same became a subject of academic inquiry. Emotions also played an increasingly important public role, evidenced in populace-wide events such as conversion and the strategies of rulership. Between 350 and 1300, emotions were transformed from something to be transcended into a location for meditation upon what it means to be human." --Publisher website "Our period opens at the end of the Roman Empire when intellectual currents are indebted to the Greek philosophical inheritance of Plato and Aristotle, as well as to a Romanized Stoicism. Into this mix entered the new, and from 313CE imperially sanctioned, religion of Christianity. In art, literature, music, and drama, we find an increasing emphasis on the arousal of individual emotions and their acceptance as a means towards devotion. In religion, we see a move from the ascetic regulation of emotions to the affective piety of the later medieval period that valued the believer's identification with the Passion of Christ and the sorrow of Mary. In science and medicine, the nature and causes of emotions, their role in constituting the human person, and their impact on the same became a subject of academic inquiry. Emotions also played an increasingly important public role, evidenced in populace-wide events such as conversion and the strategies of rulership. Between 350 and 1300, emotions were transformed from something to be transcended into a location for meditation upon what it means to be human." --From publisher A Cultural History Of The Emotions' Explores How Emotions Have Changed Over The Course Of Human History, As Well As How Emotions Have Themselves Created And Changed History. Emotions Underpin Our Everyday Lives And Shape Our Mental, Physical And Social Well-being. Volume 1 -- In Antiquity. -- Volume 2 -- In The Medieval Age. -- Volume 3 -- In The Late-medieval, Reformation,and Renaissance Age. -- Volume 4 -- In The Baroque And Enlightenment Age. -- Volume 5 -- In The Age Of Romanticism, Revolution, And Empire. -- Volume 6 -- In The Modern And Post-modern Age. General Editors : Susan Broomhall, Jane W. Davidson And Andrew Lynch ; Edited By Douglas Cairns ; Andrew Lynch, Susan Broomhall ; Juanita Feros Ruys, Clare Mongale ; Claire Walker, Katie Barclay, David Lemmings ; Susan J. Matt ; Jane W. Davidson And Joy Damousi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.