James B MacGregor
Biographic Data
| ID | 5018373 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James B MacGregor |
| GIVEN NAMES | James B |
| FAMILY NAME | MacGregor |
| SIGNATURE | MACGREGOR J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | a 43 Bartholemew Close, London, EC1A 7HN, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The First Crusade in Late Medieval Exempla
Notes1. Jacques LeGoff, The Medieval Imagination, trans. Arthur Goldhammer (Chicago: University Press, 1988), 78. For content, intent, and intended audience of the exempla, see J.‐Th. Welter, L'Exemplum dans la literature religieuse et didactique du moyen age (Paris: E. H. Guitard, 1927; reprint New York: AMS Press, 1973); Claude Bremond, Jacques LeGoff, and Jean‐Claude Schmitt, “L'Exemplum” (Turnhout: Brepols, 1982); Bronisław Geremek, The Commo…
Negotiating Knightly Piety
Around 1184, Alan de Lille composed a sermon addressed to Europe's knights ( Ad milites ) as part of a treatise on the art of preaching ( Ars praedicandi ). In it, Alan condemned the felonious and violent behavior of Western warriors and reproached them for their mistreatment of the poor and the Church—the very groups that knights ought to protect in an ideal Christian society. According to Alan, such actions must cease and knightly behavior must…
The ministry of Gerold d’Avranches
During the 1070s, a priest named Gerold told the men and boys serving the Earl of Chester edifying stories about the warrior–saints. Gerold’s activities are often seen as indicative of the role played by the clergy in constructing the militant knightly piety that emerged on the eve of the First Crusade. A critical analysis of Gerold’s career, however, demonstrates that he himself was not an advocate of this aggressive new piety. Rather than promo…
Negotiating Knightly Piety
Around 1184, Alan de Lille composed a sermon addressed to Europe's knights ( Ad milites ) as part of a treatise on the art of preaching ( Ars praedicandi ). In it, Alan condemned the felonious and violent behavior of Western warriors and reproached them for their mistreatment of the poor and the Church—the very groups that knights ought to protect in an ideal Christian society. According to Alan, such actions must cease and knightly behavior must…
The ministry of Gerold d’Avranches
During the 1070s, a priest named Gerold told the men and boys serving the Earl of Chester edifying stories about the warrior–saints. Gerold’s activities are often seen as indicative of the role played by the clergy in constructing the militant knightly piety that emerged on the eve of the First Crusade. A critical analysis of Gerold’s career, however, demonstrates that he himself was not an advocate of this aggressive new piety. Rather than promo…
The ministry of Gerold d’Avranches
During the 1070s, a priest named Gerold told the men and boys serving the Earl of Chester edifying stories about the warrior–saints. Gerold’s activities are often seen as indicative of the role played by the clergy in constructing the militant knightly piety that emerged on the eve of the First Crusade. A critical analysis of Gerold’s career, however, demonstrates that he himself was not an advocate of this aggressive new piety. Rather than promo…
Negotiating Knightly Piety
Around 1184, Alan de Lille composed a sermon addressed to Europe's knights ( Ad milites ) as part of a treatise on the art of preaching ( Ars praedicandi ). In it, Alan condemned the felonious and violent behavior of Western warriors and reproached them for their mistreatment of the poor and the Church—the very groups that knights ought to protect in an ideal Christian society. According to Alan, such actions must cease and knightly behavior must…
The First Crusade in Late Medieval Exempla
Notes1. Jacques LeGoff, The Medieval Imagination, trans. Arthur Goldhammer (Chicago: University Press, 1988), 78. For content, intent, and intended audience of the exempla, see J.‐Th. Welter, L'Exemplum dans la literature religieuse et didactique du moyen age (Paris: E. H. Guitard, 1927; reprint New York: AMS Press, 1973); Claude Bremond, Jacques LeGoff, and Jean‐Claude Schmitt, “L'Exemplum” (Turnhout: Brepols, 1982); Bronisław Geremek, The Commo…
Philosophy (3 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Medieval History and Crusades (2 works) · Medieval Literature and History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Piety (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art (1 work)