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Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages Edited by Janet Burton Edited by Karen Stöber
In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the history of the numerous houses of monks, canons and nuns which existed in the medieval British Isles, considering them in their wider socio-cultural-economic context; historians are now questioning some of the older assumptions about monastic life in the later Middle Ages, and setting new approaches and new agenda. The present volume reflects these new trends. Its fifteen chapters assess diverse aspects of monastic history, focusing on the wide range of contacts which existed between religious communities and the laity in the later medieval British Isles, covering a range of different religious orders and houses. This period has often been considered to represent a general decline of the regular life; but on the contrary, the essays here demonstrate that there remained a rich monastic culture which, although different from that of earlier centuries, remained vibrant. |
DETAILS 10 b/w illustrations3 line illustrations 256 pages Size: 23.4 x 15.6 cm 10 digit ISBN: 1843833867 13 digit ISBN: 9781843833864 Binding: Hardback First published: 17/Jul/2008 Publication date: 17/Jul/2008 Price: 95.00 USD / 50.00 GBP Imprint: Boydell Press Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion Subject: Medieval History BIC class: HBCH STATUS: Not yet published Details updated on 03/07/2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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