Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0582404274 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This Third Edition contains new thoughts and perspectives throughout.. 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
"An excellent scholarly history of the development of Catholic monasticism" according to Mark Schmittle. An excellent scholarly history of the development of Catholic monasticism. The book is 292 pages of text, not including a valuable glossary of monastic terms at the back. I usually don't go in for lots of pictures, but in this case I think the work would have profited with more examples of monastic art and architecture. Ther. Comprehensive work, but wheres St. Patrick? This book sets out to provide a general overview of medieval monasticism. Starting with it's development in the 3rd Century in the Middle East, Lawrence describes it's early forms, such as strict adherence to ascetism, cenobitism or a combination, and key founders such as Pachomius and Basil. He then traces its spread westwa. College Textbook on Monastacism C.H. Lawrence is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of London and has authored this textbook on monasticism from roughly 200 A.D. to 1300 A.D. It's basically what you'd expect from a history textbook that covers over 1000 years: it hits the highlights, shows the major trends, and briefly explains why ce
"Professor Lawrence goes straight to the head of the class for his brilliant survey" Journal of Ecclesiastical History