Spirituality of the Medieval West

Formerly professor of medieval studies at the French School at Rome and visiting fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, André Vauchez was professor of medieval studies at the University of Paris.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction   7I.  THE GENESIS OF MEDIEVAL SPIRITUALITY   11From the Eighth to the Early Tenth CenturyII.  THE MONASTIC AND FEUDAL AGE   35From the Late Tenth to the Eleventh CenturyIII.  THE RELIGION OF A NEW ERA   75From the Late Tenth to the Early Thirteenth CenturyIV.  MEDIEVAL MAN IN SEARCH OF GOD   145The Forms and Content of Religious ExperienceV.  REFLECTIONS   163Bibliography   171