The monastic world: a 1,200-year history

"From the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages? Andrew Jotischky traces the histor...

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Main Author: Jotischky, Andrew 1965- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New Haven London Yale University Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spiritual life / Religious life / History
Further subjects:B Monasticism and religious orders History Middle Ages, 600-1500