Andreae Alciati Contra vitam monasticam epistula - Andrea Alciato’s Letter against monastic life - Andrea Alciato - eBook (9789461661333)

Criticism of monastic life by one of Europe's major Renaissance figures. In his letter Against Monastic Life (1514-17) Andrea Alciato, an Italian jurist and writer famous for his Emblemata, urges his friend Bernardus Mattius to reconsider his choice of monastic life. Alciato makes his argument by criticizing religious superstition, the Church's hie...