Aelred of Rievaulx
Spiritual Friendship, a new translation
Distributed for University of Scranton Press
140 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2002
Aelred of the Spiritual Friendship is one of the most important treatises on friendship to emerge from teh middle ages. Working within a tradition that dates back to Cicero and other classical authors, Aelred (ca. 1110-67) discusses friendship from the perspective of Christian theology.
Contents
Introduction
Prologue
Book I: What is Friendship
Book II: The Advantages of Friendship
Book III: The Requirements of Unbroken Friendship
Appendix: The Rhetoric of Love and Friendship: Aelred's Path to Sanctissimus Amor
Notes
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index
Index of Latin Words and Phrases
Prologue
Book I: What is Friendship
Book II: The Advantages of Friendship
Book III: The Requirements of Unbroken Friendship
Appendix: The Rhetoric of Love and Friendship: Aelred's Path to Sanctissimus Amor
Notes
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index
Index of Latin Words and Phrases
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