The Early History of Greed
Subtitle: The Sin of Avarice in Early Medieval Thought and Literature (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780521026482
Subjects: Christian moral & pastoral theology; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Europe; Christian Theology - Ethics; Medieval; Avarice--History; Avarice--History Avarice--History; History-Medieval; Literary Criticism & Collections / European; Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval; Religion-Christianity - Theology - Ethics; European - General; Christianity - Theology - Ethics
First sentence: The third vision in the Shepherd of Hermas, written in Rome for the young Christian community there during the early part of the second century, is an allegory of the ideal construction of the church, and it may serve as a guide in examining the responses to greed in early Christian literature.