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dc.contributor.authorFreeburn, Ryan P.
dc.coverage.spatialxii, 336 p.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-30T12:53:32Z
dc.date.available2018-05-30T12:53:32Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/13618
dc.description.abstractThroughout the course a long life in which he served as a cleric, a Cluniac monk, and an archbishop, Hugh of Amiens (c. 1085-1164) wrote a number of works including poems, biblical exegesis, anti-heretical polemics, and one of the early collections of systematic theology. This dissertation aims to provide an intellectual biography of Hugh which grants a better understanding not only of his motivations and ideals, but also some of those of the wider clerical and monastic world of the twelfth century. It examines each of Hugh's theological and literary compositions with their manuscript distribution, chronology, and contemporary setting, giving an in-depth exegesis of the texts including their concerns, sources of material, and their meaning within the context of their day. So too does it compare him with contemporaries who were writing similar works, from the compilers of sentences to biblical versifiers. Many themes surface in this work. One of these is the influence that both the scholastic and the monastic worlds had on Hugh. His writings show that he, along with many of his contemporaries, was secure in drawing inspiration from the contemplative spirit of the cloister as well as the methodical and disputatious endeavours of the schools. Another key theme is the extensive influence of St. Augustine, not just upon Hugh's thought, but also upon the thought of most of Hugh's contemporaries. The role of Hugh's works in the origin of systematic theology also emerges, as does their relation to events in the larger religious, social, and political scene, such as the rise of popular heresies and new religious movements, the condemnation of Gilbert de la Porree (c. 1076-1154), and the schism under Pope Alexander III (c. 1100-81). It concludes that Hugh was not only an intriguing individual, but also a representative of many of the important and widespread trends of his day.en_US
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dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.subject.lccBX4705.H786F8
dc.subject.lcshHugh of Amiens, Archbishop of Rouen, ca. 1080-1164en
dc.subject.lcshMonasticism and religious orders--France--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500en
dc.subject.lcshClergy--France--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500en
dc.subject.lcshTheology, Doctrinal--France--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500en
dc.subject.lcshAugustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo--Influenceen
dc.titleThe work and thought of Hugh of Amiens (c. 1085-1164)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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