Friendship and community: the monastic experience, 350-1250

The wisdom of the Eastern Fathers -- The Western Fathers and the search for community -- The monk and the wanderer : varieties of early medieval friendship -- The eclipse of monastic friendship, c. 850-c.1120 -- Reform and renewal : new impulses towards friendship, c. 1050-c. 1120 -- The age of frie...

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Main Author: McGuire, Brian Patrick 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Ithaca, N.Y. [u.a.] Cornell Univ. Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Edition:1. print. Cornell Paperbacks, with a new introd.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Monasticism / Friendship / History 350-1250
B Monasticism / Monastery / History 350-1250
IxTheo Classification:KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Further subjects:B Monastic and religious life History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Friendship History
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Summary:The wisdom of the Eastern Fathers -- The Western Fathers and the search for community -- The monk and the wanderer : varieties of early medieval friendship -- The eclipse of monastic friendship, c. 850-c.1120 -- Reform and renewal : new impulses towards friendship, c. 1050-c. 1120 -- The age of friendship : networks of friends, c. 1120-c. 1180 -- Aelred of Rievaulx and the limits of friendship -- Continuity and change : the persistence of friendship, c. 1180-c. 1250
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0801476720