Thomas Aquinas’ Letter to the Duchess of Brabant and its Reception in the Six Books on General Christian Matters by Thomas Štítný Cover Image

Dopis brabantské vévodkyni Tomáše Akvinského a jeho recepce v Knížkách šesterých o obecných věcech křesťanských Tomáše ze Štítného
Thomas Aquinas’ Letter to the Duchess of Brabant and its Reception in the Six Books on General Christian Matters by Thomas Štítný

Author(s): Pavel Blažek
Subject(s): History, Theology and Religion
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Filosofický ústav
Keywords: Jews; usury; taxes; reception of Latin literature; medieval religious and didactic literature; vernacularisation

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the reception of the Epistola ad Ducissam Brabantiae, a moral-theological report on Jews, usury, and taxation written by Thomas Aquinas at the request of (probably) Adelaide of Burgundy, Duchess of Brabant († 1273) in the Six Books on General Christian Matters (Knížky šestery o obecných věcech křesťanských) by the Bohemian lay theologian and author of Czech religious and didactic treatises Thomas Štítný († before 1409).

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 247-258
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech