The Sin of Sloth: Acedia in Medieval Thought and Literature
by Siegfried Wenzel
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Book Description
This scholarly study present the history of the concept of acedia or "spiritual sloth" from its origins among the Egyptian desert monks through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It is based on a careful analusis of the term acedia and its later vernacular equivalents as found in medieval text. The investigation proceeds in chronological order and pays close attention to the different emphases and changes the concept underwent, not only in different periods and cultural milieus but also in various types of literature, such as monastic writings, scholartis summae, and the popular literature written for confessors and preachers.
Book Condition
Dustjacket rubbed, chipped, and torn, with margin notes on back flap and sun fading/marking. Edgeworn with shelfwear, rubbing, and bumping. Somewhat loose binding. Pages yellowed but mostly clean, with some underlining and margin notes in pen. Front free-endpaper is creased.
From the collection of Father William Shipley, former member of the Philosophy Department at the University of San Diego. Front free-endpaper contains small inscription by previous owner.
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- Bookseller
- Tokyo Book Concierge (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1967wenen0269
- Title
- The Sin of Sloth
- Author
- Siegfried Wenzel
- Format/Binding
- Loose
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 269
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Spirituality, Sin, Sloth, Medieval, Literature, Philosophy
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