IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 711: Carmelite Poverty and Richness, I
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | British Province of Carmelites / Institutum Carmelitanum, Roma / Carmelite Institute of Britain & Ireland |
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| Organiser: | Johan Bergström-Allen, Carmelite Institute of Britain & Ireland, Dublin / Université de Lausanne / Saint Albert's Press |
| Moderator/Chair: | Antony Lester, Saint Albert's Press / British Province of Carmelites, York |
| Paper 711-a | Poor ... Rich: An Overview of the Medieval Carmelite Order (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Lay Piety, Religious Life |
| Paper 711-b | The Economics of the Early Carmelite Order (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Religious Life |
| Paper 711-c | La Povertà dei Santi Carmelitani (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Religious Life |
| Abstract | As one of the mendicant (begging) orders of friars, notions of poverty and richness were central to the identity and way of life of the Carmelite Order in the Middle Ages. Influenced by - but distinct from - the poverty of the Franciscans, the Carmelites sought to hold property in common, and use it in support of their various apostolates across medival Europe. These papers will explore how the Order grappled with the problems and opportunities offered by money, and how both 'poverty' and 'richness' were used as powerful metaphors in religious life. |