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Theologiansâ Vainglory
The Aureola Doctorum and Intellectual Self-Consciousness at the University (ThirteenthâSixteenth Centuries)
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Academic pride, the desire for fame and success, the importance of titles over the teaching practice, the gap between real capabilities and official recognition, the pomp of ceremonies and rituals, scholarly nepotism, and institutional privileges: these issues plagued medieval universities from their very beginnings and were discussed by theologians through the notion of âdoctoral halo.â Over the centuries, this concept became a means to praise, criticize, and reflect on the professional category of theology students and teachers (and other culture-related agents as well), providing interesting insights into their intellectual self-awareness. Based on unedited texts and new interpretations, this book offers unique perspectives on the intellectual history of the medieval and pre-modern world.
Matteo Esu is a junior scholar finishing his PhD in Paris (LabEx Hastec - Institut de Recherche et dâHistoire des Textes, CNRS). His research focuses on late medieval culture, Latin manuscripts, and the interaction between academic knowledge and popular practice.
1 Introduction
2 The Halo from the Old Testament to the Thirteenth Century
3 The aureola doctorum for University Theologians
4 Key Topics on the Doctoral Halo (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries)
5 Transformations of the aureola doctorum (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries)
6 The Doctoral Halo inside and outside the University (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries)
7 John Mair and the Professional Self-Consciousness of the doctor theologiae
8 Conclusions: From the History of Theology to Intellectual History
Appendix: Edition of Johannes Maior, InIV Sententiarum
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts
Index of Names (pre-1600 ca.)
Index of Names (post-1600 ca.)
2 The Halo from the Old Testament to the Thirteenth Century
3 The aureola doctorum for University Theologians
4 Key Topics on the Doctoral Halo (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries)
5 Transformations of the aureola doctorum (Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries)
6 The Doctoral Halo inside and outside the University (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries)
7 John Mair and the Professional Self-Consciousness of the doctor theologiae
8 Conclusions: From the History of Theology to Intellectual History
Appendix: Edition of Johannes Maior, InIV Sententiarum
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts
Index of Names (pre-1600 ca.)
Index of Names (post-1600 ca.)
Post-graduate students, researchers, and teachers interested in intellectual history, the history of education and the university, the history of medieval and pre-modern philosophy and theology, and medieval culture in general.