Monastic Culture - The Long Thirteenth Century -- Essays in Honour of Brian Patrick McGuire (Paperback)

Monasteries were important cultural centers in the Middle Ages. In monasteries, classical authors were copied and studied, new music and new sermons were composed, and new standards from abroad were introduced and spread throughout an ever larger Europe. Monks and nuns created European networks, connecting them to individuals with whom they shared particular interests in theology and learning, but they also had a keen eye for the importance of cultivating connections to local magnates and kings. In the long 13th century, new orders like the mendicants emerged, and monastic life as a whole flourished. Sustained experimentation, the adaptation of new intellectual inspirations, and the adjustment of organizational structures were major characteristics of this life. There was a balance between contemplating the transcendent and securing the material foundation that allowed the individual monk or nun to disappear into the Divine. Monastic communities were powerful centers for innovation that decisively influenced secular life and shaped European history. The contributions in this festschrift are offered in honor of Professor Brian Patrick McGuire, a recognized authority on the Cistercians, and in acknowledgment of his significant contribution to the study of European monastic culture.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Southern Denmark
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	February 2014
Editors:	Lars Bisgaard • Sigga Engsbro • Kurt Villads Jensen • Tore Nyberg
Dimensions:	260 x 180 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-87-7674-774-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General Promotions
LSN:	87-7674-774-3
Barcode:	9788776747749

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