Religion, Culture, and Mentalities in the Medieval Low Countries - Selected Essays (Paperback)

Ludo Milis graduated from Ghent University in 1961 as the last student of Francois-Louis Ganshof, who in the years after Henri Pirenne's retirement was the most prominent representative of the famous Ghent School of medieval history. Milis's own academic career at Ghent span four decades in which he followed in the footsteps of his masters, yet also explored new directions. Like his predecessors, Milis always attached great importance to the critical examination of primary sources, but for him, such work must serve broader historical inquiry guided by a precise set of questions and methodological rigor. His interests lay primarily in the study of religious and cultural history, which previously had been neglected at Ghent; he was also a pioneer in the history of mentalities in the Low Countries. Milis's research and thought found expression in several books, among which his Angelic Monks and Earthly men. Monasticism and its Meaning to Medieval Society (Boydell, 1992), translated into many languages, was probably the most influential. This collection contains eleven essays published between 1969 and 1990. Most of them appeared in Dutch or French and have now been translated into English; two essays previously published in English were newly edited. All provide unique insight in the major themes of Milis's work: the religious history of the Low Countries during the early and high Middle Ages, as well as the problem of religious conversion and persuasion; the rise of regular canons in the eleventh and twelfth centuries (also the subject of his doctoral dissertation on the order of Arrouaise, published in 1969); the uses of power and ideology; and the history of French Flanders. All bear witness to Milis's inspiring ability to ask original, probing questions and to write historical syntheses accessible to a wide audience. The collection is presented to Ludo Milis by his students on the occasion of his retirement and his sixty-fifth birthday. Table of contents: Part I - Religion & Conversion The Conversion of the Low Countries and Church Institutions until c. 1070--The Church in the Low Countries between Gregorian Reform and Avignon--Conversion: A Never-Ending Process Part II - Hermits & Canons The Regular Canons and Some Socio-Religious Aspects About the Year 1100--Hermits and Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century Part III - Power & Ideology Justus ut Palma. Symbolism as a Political and Ideological Weapon on the Seals of Thierry and Philip of Alsace, Counts of Flanders (1128-1191)--Dispute and Settlement in Medieval Cenobitical Rules--The Byzantine Cross of Eine Part IV - Language & Boundaries The French Low Countries: Cradle of Dutch culture?--The Linguistic Boundary in the County of Guines: A Problem of History and Methodology--State Boundaries and Ethnic Alienation: Perspectives on Research into the Alienation Processes of French Flemings

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Imprint:	Brepols N.V.
Country of origin:	Belgium
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	December 2005
Editors:	Jeroen Deploige • Martine De Reu • Walter P. Simons • Steven Vanderputten • Laura Galoppini
Dimensions:	239 x 163 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Sewn
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-2-503-51890-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	2-503-51890-7
Barcode:	9782503518909

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