Medieval monasticism : forms of religious life in western Europe in the Middle Ages
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Medieval monasticism : forms of religious life in western Europe in the Middle Ages
Longman, 1989
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Description
For a thousand years the monasteries and religious orders played a major role in the society, economy and culture of the west. This book traces the Western monastic tradition in its social context, from its fourth-century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria through to the many and various forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle Ages. This new edition contains new work on: monastic studies and the relationship between the cloister and the schools; on the controversy between the Benedictines and the spokesmen of the reformed monasticism of the twelfth century; and on the social composition of the nunneries and the particular problems that confronted women in the religious life.
Table of Contents
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 Model. 10. A New Kind of Knighthood. 11. Sisters or Handmaidens. 12. The Friars. 13. Epilogue:The Individual and the Community. Glossary. Index.
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