Late Carolingian Monastic Reform and the Lay Nobility: the Case of Glanfeuil Abbey
The article examines the "Life of Saint Maurus," which highlights the issues of cooperation and separation between the cloister and the world. It states that the "Life of Saint Maurus" reflects the strategy for the restoration and revival of abbeys in ninth-century Francia by ref...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2011
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2011, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-12 |
| Further subjects: | B
Abbeys
B Faith Development B MONASTICISM & religious orders B Maurus, Saint, ca. 510-584 B Carolingians |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The article examines the "Life of Saint Maurus," which highlights the issues of cooperation and separation between the cloister and the world. It states that the "Life of Saint Maurus" reflects the strategy for the restoration and revival of abbeys in ninth-century Francia by reforming abbots. It notes that the abbots have collaborated with the local Frankish noblemen to create a new or restored monastic environments. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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