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The Benedictines in the Middle Ages
James G. Clark
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Description for The Benedictines in the Middle Ages
Hardback. A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. Series: Monastic Orders. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742. Series: Monastic Orders. 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight: 728.
A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. The men and women that followed the sixth-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin middle ages. Their liturgical practice, andtheir acquired taste for learning, served as a model for the medieval church as a whole: while new orders arose, they took some of their customs, and their observant and spiritual outlook, from the Regula Benedicti. The Benedictines may also be counted among the founders of medieval Europe. ... Read more
A comprehensive survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages. The men and women that followed the sixth-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin middle ages. Their liturgical practice, andtheir acquired taste for learning, served as a model for the medieval church as a whole: while new orders arose, they took some of their customs, and their observant and spiritual outlook, from the Regula Benedicti. The Benedictines may also be counted among the founders of medieval Europe. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843836230
SKU
V9781843836230
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Reviews for The Benedictines in the Middle Ages
The author masters with a seldom met richness a wealth of evidence from the infinitude of particular aspects of Benedictine monasticism. This richness not only stems from the broad perspective of the well-read author's tackling the matter, his constant flow of fresh quotations and references to medieval authors of all genres, printed or still in manuscript, but also his discussions ... Read more