War and the making of medieval monastic culture /

"An extremely interesting and important book ... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impact of ideas on crusading and holy war." Dr William Purkis, Uni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Katherine Allen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2011.
Colección:Studies in the history of medieval religion.
Temas:
To 1500
Monasticism and religious orders > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
War and society > Europe > History > To 1500.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monasticism and religious orders > Middle Ages.
War and society.
Europe.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"An extremely interesting and important book ... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impact of ideas on crusading and holy war." Dr William Purkis, University of Birmingham. Monastic culture has generally been seen as set apart from the medieval battlefield, as "those who prayed" were set apart from "those who fought". However, in this first study of the place of war within medieval monastic culture, the author shows the limitat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781846158414
1846158419

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