Description
Book SynopsisThis collection of historical studies honors David Burr, emeritus professor at Virginia Tech. Representing some of the finest scholars in the field, the contributors touch upon the academic areas in which he has taught and published: the multi-faceted phenomenon of the Spiritual Franciscans (late 13th-early 14th century) and the life and writings of Peter of John Olivi in southern France.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Publications of David Burr Introduction PART 1: The Historiography of David Burr 1 David Burr: Life and Career Kevin Madigan 2 Recapitulation or Chronological Progression? David Burr Treats Medieval Commentaries on the Book of Revelation Robert E. Lerner 3 David Burr, the Book of Revelation and American Historiography Alberto Forni and Paolo Vian PART 2: Medieval Apocalypticism: Joachim of Fiore and His Legacy 4 La nova Babilon secondo Gioacchino da Fiore e Pietro di Giovanni Olivi Gian Luca Potestà 5 Che cosa è il “Liber Figurarum” di Gioacchino da Fiore? Marco Rainini 6 Il futuro è dei bambini? Storia di una profezia dal XIII al XV secolo Marco Bartoli PART 3: Peter of John Olivi: Life and Writings 7 Textual Criticism in the Franciscan Exegesis of the 13th Century. Peter of John Olivi: A Case Study Gilbert Dahan 8 Bonaventure and Olivi: When Fidelity Leads to Divergence C. Colt Anderson 9 The Manuscripts of Peter of John Olivi’s Lectura super Apocalipsim in Toulouse and Berlin: Research on the Oldest Textual Tradition Alberto Forni and Paolo Vian 10 Olivi’s Philosophy of Evil in History Warren Lewis 11 The Last Unedited Question of Olivi on Evangelical Perfection: Concerning Suspicious Encounters with Women (QPE7) Sylvain Piron 12 A Comparison of the Commentaries on Luke of Peter of John Olivi and Nicholas of Lyra Philip Krey 13 Una fonte oliviana nel sermone In Visitatione beatae Mariae Virginis di Bernardino da Siena Fortunato Iozzelli, O.F.M. PART 4: The Spiritual Franciscans: Their Precursors and Adherents 14 Rush to Judgment? The Trial of John of Parma Dabney G. Park 15 John of Murrovalle, Cardinal Protector of the Franciscan Order (1307–1312), and the Spiritual Franciscans Michael F. Cusato, O.F.M 16 Following the Heart: Relics, Martyrdom and the Relational Space among the Beguins of Languedoc Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel 17 Chronicle or History: The Uncertain Literary Genre of a Dissident Story Antonio Montefusco 18 Dal Monte degli Ulivi alla Verna: riscritture francescane di Matteo 24 Michele Lodone Bibliography Index
