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Monodies and on the Relics of Saints - And, On the Relics of Saints : the Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades (Paperback) Loot Price: R484
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Monodies and on the Relics of Saints - And, On the Relics of Saints : the Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades (Paperback)

Guibert; Translated by Jay Rubenstein, Joseph McAlhany

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The first Western autobiography since Augustine's "Confessions," the "Monodies" is set against the backdrop of the First Crusade and offers stunning insights into medieval society. As Guibert of Nogent intimately recounts his early years, monastic life, and the bloody uprising at Laon in 1112, we witness a world-and a mind-populated by royals, heretics, nuns, witches, and devils, and come to understand just how fervently he was preoccupied with sin, sexuality, the afterlife, and the dark arts. Exotic, disquieting, and illuminating, the "Monodies" is a work in which the dreams, fears, and superstitions of one man illuminate the psychology of an entire people. It is joined in this volume by "On the Relics of Saints," a theological manifesto that has never appeared in English until now.

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Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2011
First published: September 2011
Authors: Guibert
Translators: Jay Rubenstein • Joseph McAlhany
Dimensions: 195 x 134 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-310630-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 0-14-310630-9
Barcode: 9780143106302

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