| Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform: Lotharingia C.850-1000 Contributor(s): Nightingale, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198208359 ISBN-13: 9780198208358 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: The prominent role of monasteries in the early medieval period is explored in detail in this study of the relations between monasteries and the nobility in Lotharingia in the ninth and tenth centuries. The book focuses on three renowned monasteries during this period of monastic reform in Europe. The author challenges accepted views of the monasteries' role and explores the complex links with kings, bishops, and noble families which gave monasteries a central place in politics and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Institutions & Organizations - History | Europe - Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 271.009 |
| LCCN: 2001269893 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.28 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The prominent role of monasteries in the early medieval period is explored in detail in this study of the relations between monasteries and the nobility in Lotharingia in the ninth and tenth centuries. The book focuses on three renowned monasteries during this period of monastic reform in Europe. The author challenges accepted views of the monasteries' role and explores the complex links with kings, bishops, and noble families which gave monasteries a central place in politics and society. |
