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.
CONTRIBUTORS: KAREN STOBER, JULIE KERR, EMILIA JAMROZIAK, MARTIN HEALE, COLMAN O CLABAIGH, ANDREW ABRAM, MICHAEL HICKS, JANET BURTON, KIMM PERKINS-CURRAN, JAMES CLARK, GLYN COPPACK, JENS ROHRKASTEN, SHEILA SWEETINBURGH, NICHOLAS ORME, CLAIRE CROSS | |
DETAILS
10 b/w illustrations 3 line illustrations Pages: 270 Size: 23.4 x 15.6 cm 13 digit ISBN: 9781843833864
Binding: Hardback First published: 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: Available
Details updated on 09/02/2010
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Contents
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Introduction
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The Social Networks of Late Medieval Welsh Monasteries Karen Stober
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Cistercian Hospitality in the Later Middle Ages Julie Kerr
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Cistercians and Border Conflicts: Some Comparisons between the Experiences of Scotland and Pomerania Emilia Jamroziak
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`Not a Thing for a Stranger to Enter Upon': the Selection of Monastic Superiors in Late Medieval and Tudor England Martin Heale
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Patronage, Prestige and Politics: the Observant Franciscans at Adare Colmán Ó Clabaigh
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The Augustinian Priory of Wombridge and its Benefactors in the Later Middle Ages Andrew Abram
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The Rising Price of Piety in the Later Middle Ages Michael Hicks
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Looking for Medieval Nuns Janet Burton
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Quhat say ye now, my lady priores: How have ye usit your office, can ye ges?: Politics, Power and Realities of the Office of a Prioress in her Community in Late Medieval ScotlandCommunity in Late Medieval Scotland Kimm Curran
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Monasteries and Secular Education in Late Medieval England James G. Clark
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`Make Straight in the Desert a Highway for our God': the Carthusians and Community in Late Medieval England Glyn Coppack
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Early Franciscan Legislation and Lay Society Jens U. Rohrkasten
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The Austin Friars in Late Medieval Canterbury: Negotiating Spaces Sheila Sweetinburgh
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Monasteries in Medieval Cornwall: Mediocrity or Merit? Nicholas I Orme
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Monasteries and Society in Sixteenth-Century Yorkshire: the Last Years of Roche Abbey Claire Cross
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Reviews
This collection of essays reflects the best in recent historical scholarship and gives the reader new insights into this period of monastic history. [...] All these chapters are high quality works of scholarship based on solid research, and the authors succeed in presenting their arguments in a clear and insightful manner. [...] Rather than a mere compilation of independent and unconnected essays, the editors have succeeded in producing a book which explores the richness and diversity of monastic life during this time period, especially its energy and vitality. AMERICAN BENEDICTINE REVIEW
The essays in the book have two main strengths: they cover the whole of the British Isles, and not just England; and their approach, in line with current thinking, is social and cultural rather than narrowly institutional. [...] Taken together [the essays] offer a fresh and illuminating set of perspectives on this long neglected subject. HISTORY
An interesting and authoritative text [which] deserves to be a classic text for students of this fascinating subject. SUITE101.COM, August 2008
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