Ecclesia in medio nationis: reflections on the study of monasticism in the central Middle Ages ; [conference on 23 October 2009 at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium]
The role of monastic institutions in society during the Central Middle Ages has been much debated in medieval studies. Some scholars saw monasticism as the principal motivator of economic, social, intellectual and spiritual' progress in human society, while others regarded monastic ideology as...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leuven
Leuven University Press
2011
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| In: |
Mediaevalia Lovaniensia / 1 (42)
Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Reforming reform (2016) (Howe, John, 1947 -)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Mediaevalia Lovaniensia / 1
42 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Monasticism
/ Religious life
/ Order
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| Further subjects: | B
Monasticism and religious orders
History Middle Ages, 600-1500 Congresses
B Conference program 2009 (Louvain) |
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| Summary: | The role of monastic institutions in society during the Central Middle Ages has been much debated in medieval studies. Some scholars saw monasticism as the principal motivator of economic, social, intellectual and spiritual' progress in human society, while others regarded monastic ideology as fundamentally anti-social and oriented towards itself. Today monasticism is studied as a social entity which needed interactions with the outside world, not only to subsist in a physical sense, but also to give a clear sense of purpose to its members. This volume seeks to identify some of the major questions that will dominate research into monasticism in the years to come. Contributions deal with the evolution of monasticism itself, its links with aristocracy, the economic relations of religious communities and their physical and ideological bounderies, and the representation of the outside world in monastic manuscripts |
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| Item Description: | Beitr. teilw. engl., teilw. franz |
| Physical Description: | 215 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 90-5867-887-3 978-90-5867-887-4 |
