Anselm of Havelberg : : deeds into words in the twelfth century / / by Jay T. Lees.

• Superior document: Studies in the history of Christian thought
• VerfasserIn: Lees, Jay T. 1948-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the history of Christian thought.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 pages)

Important for the political and literary history of the Middle Ages, Anselm served St. Norbert of Xanten, advised three German rulers, acted as a papal legate, and held the offices of bishop of Havelberg and archbishop of Ravenna. He is most famous for his written account of theological debates he held with a Greek archbishop and for his History of the Faithful. Lees's book is the first comprehensive study of Anselm's life and writings, drawing the two together in a new interpretation of the History, the Debates, and Anselm's blistering attack on the monastic life, as well. It will be of great value to those interested in medieval political, intellectual or church history, as well as those interested in the literature of the twelfth century.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jay T. Lees -- Acknowledgments / Jay T. Lees -- Abbreviations / Jay T. Lees -- Introduction / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter One Early Life and Friendships with Wibald of Stablo and Arnold of Wied 1095-1129 / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Two Anselm and Norbert of Xanten 1129-1134 / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Three Imperial Service and the Debates with the Greeks 1134-1136 / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Four From Imperial Service to the Havelland 1136-1144 / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Five The Wenden Crusade and Exile to Havelberg 1145-1152 / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Six Adviser to Barbarossa and Archbishop of Ravenna 1152-1158 / Jay T. Lees -- Introduction / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter One The Epistola Apologetica / Jay T. Lees -- Chapter Two The Antikeimenon / Jay T. Lees -- Conclusion / Jay T. Lees -- Bibliography / Jay T. Lees -- Index of People / Jay T. Lees -- Index of Places / Jay T. Lees -- Index of Subjects / Jay T. Lees -- Studies in the History of Christian Thought / Jay T. Lees.