Background
Luscombe, David Edward was born on July 22, 1938 in London. Son of Edward Dominic and Nora (Cowell) Luscombe.
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Peter Abelard conducted many analyses of Scriptural and Patristic teachings, and achieved an extensive rapprochement between Christian and pagan thought. His public career was ended in 1140 by an ecclesiastical condemnation, but this touched upon the central issues facing the early leaders of the medieval scholastic movement and Abelard's own teachings continued to be controversial. Dr Luscombe considers the influence of Abelard's principal teachings among his contemporaries and successors. his aim is to explain the conflicting estimates of Abelard which were current in the twelfth century and later, and to provide a full account of the writings and varied fortunes of Abelard's disciples. He also examines the manuscript tradition of Abelard's work and that of his followers. The condemnation of 1140 repudiated Abelard's leading doctrines. This led some of Abelard's disciples to partly retreat from the position of their master, whereas some chose to adapt and extend his teachings.
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This ambitious and wide-ranging study of the European Middle Ages respects the complexity and richness of its subject; always accessible, it is never merely superficial or over-simplistic. Stressing the long-term factors of continuity, evolution and change throughout, David Nicholas discusses the social and economic aspects of medieval civilization, and examines their links with political, institutional and cultural development. Designed for students and non-specialists, his book triumphantly meets the need for a comprehensive survey of the medieval world within the covers of a single authoritative volume.
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This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume. Professor Nicholas examines the long-term factors of continuity, evolution and change throughout Europe. He discusses the social and economic aspects of medieval civilization, and looks at their links with political, institutional and cultural development. This book meets the needs of the student and non-specialist alike in a single volume. It avoids the over-simlifications usual in such broad ranging surveys and although it is a serious and sophisticated study, it is accessible to the beginner. It also offers a balanced survey looking at the whole range of medieval experience from public administration and government at all levels to religion, education, the role of women, children and the family. It sets Europe in its wider context, with extended sections on eg, Byzantium and the Islamic world. The book is aimed at undergraduates and the informed general reader. It is suitable for courses in medieval history, European history and Western civilization.
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A famous text with an introduction and commentary by Brooke and Luscombe. It reveals the connection between the thought of the Medieval Schools of philosophy and that of the Greek philosophers. The new edition has been fully revised, updated and corrected.
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(This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume...)
This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume. Professor Nicholas examines the long-term factors of continuity, evolution and change throughout Europe. He discusses the social and economic aspects of medieval civilization, and looks at their links with political, institutional and cultural development. This book meets the needs of the student and non-specialist alike in a single volume. It avoids the over-simlifications usual in such broad ranging surveys and although it is a serious and sophisticated study, it is accessible to the beginner. It also offers a balanced survey looking at the whole range of medieval experience from public administration and government at all levels to religion, education, the role of women, children and the family. It sets Europe in its wider context, with extended sections on eg, Byzantium and the Islamic world. The book is aimed at undergraduates and the informed general reader. It is suitable for courses in medieval history, European history and Western civilization.
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(A famous text with an introduction and commentary by Broo...)
A famous text with an introduction and commentary by Brooke and Luscombe. It reveals the connection between the thought of the Medieval Schools of philosophy and that of the Greek philosophers. The new edition has been fully revised, updated and corrected.
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This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume. Professor Nicholas examines the long-term factors of continuity, evolution and change throughout Europe. He discusses the social and economic aspects of medieval civilization, and looks at their links with political, institutional and cultural development. This book meets the needs of the student and non-specialist alike in a single volume. It avoids the over-simlifications usual in such broad ranging surveys and although it is a serious and sophisticated study, it is accessible to the beginner. It also offers a balanced survey looking at the whole range of medieval experience from public administration and government at all levels to religion, education, the role of women, children and the family. It sets Europe in its wider context, with extended sections on eg, Byzantium and the Islamic world. The book is aimed at undergraduates and the informed general reader. It is suitable for courses in medieval history, European history and Western civilization.
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The Middle Ages span a period of well over a millennium: from the emperor Constantine's Christian conversion in 312 to the early sixteenth century. David Luscombe's clear and accessible history of medieval thought steers a clear path through this long period, beginning with the three greatest influences on medieval philosophy: Augustine, Boethius, and Pseudo-Denis, and focusing on Abelard, Anselm, Aquinas, Ockham, Duns Scotus, and Eckhart among others in the twelfth to fifteenth centuries.
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The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.
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The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.
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(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.
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(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.
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Luscombe, David Edward was born on July 22, 1938 in London. Son of Edward Dominic and Nora (Cowell) Luscombe.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, England, 1959. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1964.
Doctor of Letters, Cambridge University, England, 1987.
Fellow King's College Cambridge University, England, 1962—1964. Fellow Churchill College, Cambridge, 1964—1972. Professor medieval history University Sheffield, England, 1972—1995, L.P. research professor medieval history, 1995—2000, dean faculty of arts, 1985—1987, pro-vice chancellor, 1990—1994, chairman Humanities Research Institute, 1992—2003, director research for humanities division, 1996—2003, director humanities division graduate school, 1994—1996, research professor medieval history, since 2000.
Director History Association Summer Vacation School, 1976, 92. Member joint supervisory committee, associate editor British Academy/Oxford University Press for the New Dictionary of National Biography, 1992-1998. Visiting professor University Connecticut, 1993.
Member Commonwealth Scholarships Commission in the United Kingdom, 1994-2000. Auditor Higher Education Quality Council, 1994-1995. Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford, 1994.
(This ambitious and wide-ranging study of the European Mid...)
(Peter Abelard conducted many analyses of Scriptural and P...)
(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
(The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrol...)
(The Middle Ages span a period of well over a millennium: ...)
(A famous text with an introduction and commentary by Broo...)
(A famous text with an introduction and commentary by Broo...)
(This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume...)
(This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume...)
(This book covers a rich and complex subject in one volume...)
Author: The School of Peter Abelard, 1969, Peter Abelard's Ethics, 1971, Medieval Thought, 1997, The Twelfth-Century Renaissance: Monks, Scholars and the Shaping of the European Mind, 2000 (in Japanese). Co-editor: Church and Government in the Middle Ages, 1976. Advisory editor Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, 1983-1988, general editor, 1988-2004.Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member association, then member governing body St. Edmund's House, Cambridge, 1971-1984. Fellow British Academy (Raleigh lecturer, council 1989-1997, exchange visitor Royal Society of Canada 1991, exchange visitor Japan Academy 1996, publications secretary 1990-1997, humanities research board 1994-1996), Royal History Society (council 1981-1985), Society Antiquaries. Member International Society for Study Medieval Philosophy (bureau 1982-1987, vice president 1987-1997, president 1997-2002).
Playing cricket, walking a spaniel.
Married Megan Philips, August 20, 1960. Children: Nicholas, Mark, Philip, Amanda.