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is not "vir dei" a more or less standard moniker in hagiographic literature?
would not "magister," on the contrary, be used in a limited fashion, depending
upon the subject's previous status/profession?
i've certainly never seen it applied to a recluse of any sort.
btw, you might take a look at the Vita of (St.) Bernard of Tiron, who started
out as a recluse --it's in the PL and the AASS, i'm sure.
also, there are these two interesting articles you might take a look at:
Oury, G.-M. "L´érémitisme à Marmoutier aux XIe et XIIe s.,"
Bulletin Trimestriel de la Soc. Arch. de Touraine, XXXIII, 1963, pp. 319-33.
--------. "L´érémitisme dans l´ancien diocèse de
Tours au XIIe siècle," Revue Mabillon, LX, 1970, pp. 43-92.
i haven't seen the first, but the second i remember as being pretty decent,
with some references to some fairly obscure sources/folks.
c
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Received: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:04:32 PM EDT
From: Jackie Duff <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [M-R] 'Magister' and 'Vir Dei'
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>
> As part of my on-going research on medieval hermits I am looking at some
aspects of the terminology used by hagiographers and other authors when
referring to these individuals. I have come across the use of the word
'magister' with regard to characters such as Robert of Arbrissel and Vitalis
of Savigny, both leaders in the eremitic activity of north-west France. This
is not surprising considering their prominent roles but I have also found it
used of some lesser known hermits which has led me to wondering about the use
of the term and the master-servant relationship within this context.
>
> I am trying to find out whether anyone has done any research on this. I
have looked at various on-line catalogues including copac and worldcat but
have not found anything relevant. It may be that there isn't anything but I
just want to make sure that I am not missing any significant article on the
subject. I am looking at roughly a period between 1050 to 1250 and western
Europe or perhaps anything connected with the use of the term as it might be
applied to the hermits of the Egyptian Thebaid, Palestine, Syria, etc. of the
4th and 5th centuries to see if there is any precendent.
>
> Also, a similar request for the use of the term 'vir Dei' which is
frequently used of hermits in the 11th and 12th centuries. Again, I have not
come across anything in the catalogues, although I am sure that Dom Jean
Leclercq wrote something on this but I have not been able to find it.
>
> I should be very grateful if anybody knows of any works on either term.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jackie
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