Monastic reform as process : realities and representations in medieval Flanders, 900-1100 /
In this book, the author puts the history of monastic reform to the test by examining the evidence from seven monasteries in Flanders, one of the wealthiest principalities of northwestern Europe, between 900 and 1100. He finds that the reform of a monastery should be studied not as an "exogenou...
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| Language: | English |
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Cornell University Press,
2013
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| Summary: | In this book, the author puts the history of monastic reform to the test by examining the evidence from seven monasteries in Flanders, one of the wealthiest principalities of northwestern Europe, between 900 and 1100. He finds that the reform of a monastery should be studied not as an "exogenous shock" but as an intentional blending of reformist ideals with existing structures and traditions. He also shows that reformist government was cumulative in nature, and many of the individual achievements and initiatives of reformist abbots were only possible because they built upon previous achievements. This book studies reforms in the early tenth century at seven Benedictine monasteries of the Lotharingian "mixed observance" at Saint Bertin, Bergues-Saint-Winnoc, Marchiennes, Saint-Amand, Saint-Bavo, Saint-Peter, and Saint-Vaast |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801468100 0801468108 0801468116 9780801468117 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
