Medieval Monks and Their World: Ideas and Realities

Medieval Monks and Their World: Ideas and Realities
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9789047411369
ISBN-13 : 9047411366
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Download or read book Medieval Monks and Their World: Ideas and Realities written by David Blanks and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the world of the medieval monk. The first section of the volume is organized around the theme of monks and the world and explores the intersections between the secular and sacred. The second section is concerned with the ideological or intellectual lives of medieval monks. These essays examine the ideas that were important to monks and that shaped the intellectual discourse of the Middle Ages. Contributors include: David R. Blanks, Constance B. Bouchard, Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom, Daniel F. Callahan, M.A. Claussen, John J. Contreni, Edith Wilks Dolnikowski, Michael Frassetto, Amy Livingstone, Kathleen Mitchell, and Steven A. Stofferahn.


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