Landscapes of monastic foundation : the establishment of religious houses in East Anglia c. 650-1200 /

Monastic studies usually focus upon the post-Conquest period; here, in valuable contrast, the focus is on pre-Conquest monastic foundations, in the present-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim Pestell considers the place of the monastery in wider landscapes - topographical, social, economic and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pestell, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2004.
Colección:Anglo-Saxon studies ; 5.
Temas:
Monasticism and religious orders > England > East Anglia.
Monasteries > England > East Anglia.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Angleterre > Est-Anglie.
Monastères > Angleterre > Est-Anglie.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION > History.
Monasteries.
Monasticism and religious orders.
East Anglia (England) > Church history.
Est-Anglie (Angleterre) > Histoire religieuse.
England > East Anglia.
Church history.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction: Past and Present Approaches to Monastic Studies; 2. Monasticism in Middle Anglo-Saxon East Anglia; 3. The First Viking Age and its Consequences for Monasticism in East Anglia; 4. Monastic Reform and Religious Life in the Later Anglo-Saxon Period; 5. The Establishment of Monasteries in the Norman Landscape; 6. Conclusions; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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