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Monastic Europe: Medieval Communities, Landscapes, and Settlements

by Malgorzata Krasnodebska-d'Aughton, Edel Bhreathnach

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Brepols Publishers
  • 16.6 x 23.9 x 3.9 cm

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Monasticism became part of Europe from the early period of Christianity on the continent and developed into a powerful institution that had an effect on the greater church, on wider society, and on the landscape. Monastic communities were as diverse as the societies in which they lived, following a variety of rules, building monasteries influenced by common ideals and yet diverse in their regionalism, and contributing to the economic and spiritual well-being inside and outside their precincts. This interdisciplinary volume presents the diversity of medieval European monasticism with a particular emphasis on its impact on its immediate environs. Geographically it covers from the far west in Ireland, Scotland and Wales through Scandinavia, south to the Iberian Peninsula, and onto the continent to the east in Romania. Drawing on archaeological, art and architectural, textual and topographical evidence, the contributors explore how monastic communities were formed, how they created a landscape of monasticism, how they wove their identities with those around them, and how they interacted with all levels of society to leave a lasting imprint on European towns and rural landscapes.
Monastic Europe: Medieval Communities, Landscapes, and Settlements and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityMonastic Europe: Medieval Communities, Landscapes, and Settlements
  • Author

    Keith Smith

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brepols Publishers

  • Published

    December 2019

  • Weight

    1090g

  • Dimensions

    16.6 x 23.9 x 3.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9782503569796

  • ISBN-10

    250356979X

  • Eden Code

    5088331

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