This can be compared with the Renaissance period. How do they contrast and how do they compare?
2007-04-06 05:07:31 · 4 answers · asked by beautifulgrrl2004 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What a gloriously pointless question!
Answer: They were very nice.
2007-04-06 05:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Oliver T4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most part, they where clergy.
The medevial period had few other classes that had the spare time or inclination to pursue scolarly pursuits.
This did of course have a self-fortifying effect, as those interested in this kind of thing would join the clergy.
A good example of a medevial scholar would be Thomas Aquinas, who was one of the foremost theologists and philosophers of the age.
As compared to renisanse scholars, they where more theoretical of inclination, and did for instance not carry out experiments to the same degree.
The apperance of a middle class also meant that secular scholars appear. Many of these have private sponsors.
2007-04-06 13:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by Elling P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scholarly education was, I believe, limited to the clergy, such that for the most part they would be religious people searching for understanding of christianity. Some would also dabble in the classics and other fields.
2007-04-06 12:40:09 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were mostly priests. The priests were the only ones in society who could read and write besides the aristocracy.
2007-04-06 15:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by slykitty62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋