ID - 341742 TI - Medieval religious rationalities : a weberian analysis PY - 2010 SN - 9780521767071 9780521186827 052118682X 0521767075 9780511779664 9780511902208 0511902204 0511779666 1107209021 9781107209022 1282818511 9781282818514 9786612818516 6612818514 0511901410 9780511901416 0511900627 9780511900624 0511799055 9780511799051 0511797656 9780511797651 0511851413 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Christian church history KW - anno 500-1499 KW - Church history KW - Rationalism KW - Values. KW - Sociology. KW - Eglise KW - Rationalisme KW - Valeurs (Philosophie) KW - Sociologie KW - Histoire KW - Weber, Max, KW - Religion KW - --Rationalité KW - --Moyen âge, KW - Values KW - Sociology KW - Philosophy KW - Axiology KW - Worth KW - Aesthetics KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - Metaphysics KW - Psychology KW - Ethics KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Belief and doubt KW - Deism KW - Free thought KW - Realism KW - Christianity KW - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - ウェーバー, マックス KW - Philosophy. KW - Weber, Max KW - Ma-kʻo-ssu Wei-po, KW - Makesi Weibo, KW - Pebŏ, KW - Pebŏ, Maksŭ, KW - Vēbā, Makkusu, KW - Veber, Maks, KW - Vemper, Max, KW - Webŏ, Maksŭ, KW - Wei-po, Ma-kʻo-ssu, KW - Weibo, KW - Weibo, Makesi, KW - ובר, מאקס, KW - ובר, מאכס KW - ובר, מקס KW - 韦伯, KW - Arts and Humanities KW - History KW - Rationalité KW - Moyen âge, 476-1492 KW - Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - Rationalism - Philosophy KW - Weber, Max, - 1864-1920 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:341742 AB - Inspired by the social theories of Max Weber, David d'Avray asks in what senses medieval religion was rational and, in doing so, proposes a new approach to the study of the medieval past. Applying ideas developed in his companion volume on Rationalities in History, he explores how values, instrumental calculation, legal formality and substantive rationality interact and the ways in which medieval beliefs were strengthened by their mutual connections, by experience, and by mental images. He sheds new light on key themes and figures in medieval religion ranging from conversion, miracles and the ideas of Bernard of Clairvaux to Trinitarianism, papal government and Francis of Assisi's charismatic authority. This book shows how values and instrumental calculation affect each other in practice and demonstrates the ways in which the application of social theory can be used to generate fresh empirical research as well as new interpretative insights. ER -