Religious movements in the Middle Ages : the historical links between heresy, the Mendicant Orders, and the women's religious movement in the twelfth and thirteenth century, with the historical foundations of German mysticism

Medievalists, historians, and women's studies specialists will welcome this translation of Herbert Grundmann's classic study of religious movements in the Middle Ages because it provides a much-needed history of medieval religious life--one that lies between the extremes of doctrinal classification and materialistic analysis--and because it represents the first major effort to underline the importance of women in the development of the language and practice of religion in the Middle Ages. Introduction To The Translation / Robert E. Lerner -- Ch. 1. The Religious Movement In The Twelfth Century: Apostolic Life And Christian Poverty -- Ch. 2. The Religious Movement Under Innocent Iii: The Rise Of New Types Of Orders -- Ch. 3. The Social Origins Of Humiliati, Waldensians, And Franciscans -- Ch. 4. The Origins Of The Women's Religious Movement -- Ch. 5. The Incorporation Of The Women's Religious Movement Into The Mendicant Orders -- Ch. 6. The Beguines In The Thirteenth Century -- Ch. 7. The Heresy Of The Free Spirit In The Religious Movement Of The Thirteenth Century -- Ch. 8. The Origins Of A Religious Literature In The Vernacular -- Appendix: Heresy In The Eleventh Century -- The Foundation Of Orders And Heretical Sects In The Twelfth Century -- German Mysticism, Beguines, And The Heresy Of The Free Spirit. Herbert Grundmann ; Translated By Steven Rowan ; With An Introduction By Robert E. Lerner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 421-436) And Index. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Translator's Note Introduction to the Translation Preface to the Reprinted Edition (1961) Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The Religious Movement in the Twelfth Century: “Apostolic Life” and “Christian Poverty” Chapter 2: The Religious Movement under Innocent III: The Rise of New Types of Orders Chapter 3: The Social Origins of Humiliati, Waldensians, and Franciscans Chapter 4: The Origins of the Women’s Religious Movement Chapter 5: The Incorporation of the Women’s Religious Movement into the Mendicant Orders Chapter 6: The Beguines in the Thirteenth Century Chapter 7: The Heresy of the “Free Spirit” in the Religious Movement of the Thirteenth Century Chapter 8: The Origins of a Religious Literature in the Vernacular Appendix: Heresy in the Eleventh Century New Contributions to the History of Religious Movements in the Middle Ages Notes Frequently Cited Works Index Medievalists, historians, and women's studies specialists will welcome this translation of Herbert Grundmann's classic study of religious movements in the Middle Ages because it provides a much-needed history of medieval religious life - one that lies between the extremes of doctrinal classification and materialistic analysis. This translation of Grundmann's classic provides a historiography of medieval religious life - one that lies between the extremes of doctrinal classification and materialistic analysis - and represents the underlining of women's importance in the development of religion in the Middle Ages.