Medieval Monasticism
Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages
3rd Edition
Published on 14. November 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-0-582-40427-4 (ISBN)
Description
Hugh Lawrence's book ranges right across Europe and the Middle East as well as reconstructing the internal life, experience and aims of the medieval cloister, he also explores the many-sided relationships between the monasteries and the secular world from which they drew recruits. This Third Edition contains new thoughts and perspectives throughout.
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"Professor Lawrence goes straight to the head of the class for his brilliant survey" Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryMore details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-40427-4 (9780582404274)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
04/2015
4th Edition
Routledge
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Previous edition
Book
06/1984
Longman
€22.27
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Content
1. The call of the desert.2. The rule of St Benedict.3. Wandering saints and princely patrons.4. England and the continent.5. The emperor and the rule.6. The age of cluny.7. The cloister and the world.8. The quest for the primitive.9. The Cistercian model10. The new monasticism versus the old.11. A new kind of knighthood.12. Sister or handmaids.13. The Friars.14. Epilogue: The individual and the community.