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Historia Selebiensis Monasterii - The History of the Monastery of Selby (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,328
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Historia Selebiensis Monasterii - The History of the Monastery of Selby (Hardcover): Janet Burton

Historia Selebiensis Monasterii - The History of the Monastery of Selby (Hardcover)

Janet Burton

Series: Oxford Medieval Texts

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The Historia Selebiensis Monasterii is an account of the origins of the earliest Norman abbey to be founded in the north of England following the Conquest of 1066, and of the history of the monastery in its first one hundred and six years. The history was written by a young monk of Selby in 1174, and the unique medieval manuscript in which it survives appears to have been sent from Selby to the French monastery of Auxerre, from where the author claimed the founder-monk of Selby came. Weaving together historical narrative and miracles associated with the relic held at Selby Abbey, the middle finger of St Germanus of Auxerre, the author produced a lively and entertaining account designed to record the history of his monastery and promote the cult of the relic around which it had grown up. At the same time he created a past, and a corporate memory of that past, for his community. This volume contains a critical edition of the Historia, with English translation, and textual notes and historical commentary. The Introduction explores the dynamics of the text - its purpose, composition, and use of sources - and its significance as a source for monastic history. It offers a reassessment of the origins of the first Norman abbey in northern England.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Medieval Texts
Release date: August 2013
First published: September 2013
Editors: Janet Burton
Dimensions: 221 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-967595-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian communities & monasticism
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LSN: 0-19-967595-3
Barcode: 9780199675951

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