Medieval Monasticism - Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages (5th edition)

Medieval Monasticism traces the Western Monastic tradition from its fourth-century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria through the many and varied forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle Ages. It explores the relationship between monasteries and the secular world around them. For a thousand years, the great monastic houses and religious orders were a prominent feature of the social landscape of the West, and their leaders figured as much in the political as on the spiritual map of the medieval world. In this book many of them, together with their supporters and critics, are presented to us and speak their minds to us. We are shown, for instance, the controversy between the Benedictines and the reformed monasticism of the twelfth century and the problems that confronted women in religious life. A detailed glossary offers readers a helpful vocabulary of the subject. This fifth edition has been revised by Janet Burton to include an updated bibliography with references to the mendicants and early monasticism and a new introduction which discusses the trends in monastic studies and provides an overview of religious women. This book is essential reading for both students and scholars of the medieval world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Medieval World
Release date:	September 2023
Authors:	C.H. Lawrence • Janet Burton
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	384
Edition:	5th edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-76791-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-76791-0
Barcode:	9780367767914

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