Ecclesia in Medio Nationis

Description

The role of monastic institutions in society during the Central Middle Ages has been much debated in medieval studies. Some scholars saw monasticism as the principal motivator of economic, social, intellectual and spiritual' progress in human society, while others regarded monastic ideology as fundamentally anti-social and oriented towards itself. Today monasticism is studied as a social entity which needed interactions with the outside world, not only to subsist in a physical sense, but also to give a clear sense of purpose to its members. This volume seeks to identify some of the major questions that will dominate research into monasticism in the years to come. Contributions deal with the evolution of monasticism itself, its links with aristocracy, the economic relations of religious communities and their physical and ideological bounderies, and the representation of the outside world in monastic manuscripts.

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Other Editions

• Ecclesia in Medio Nationis: Reflections on the Study of Monasticism in the Central Middle Ages - Réflexions Sur l'étude du Monachismeau Moyen âge CentralLeuven University Press2011-01-01
• Ecclesia in medio nationisLeuven University Press2011-01-01