| Authority and Asceticism from Augustine to Gregory the Great Contributor(s): Leyser, Conrad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198208685 ISBN-13: 9780198208686 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: When barbarians invaded the Roman Empire in the years around 400 AD, Christian monks hid in their cloisters--or so it is often assumed. Conrad Leyser shows that monks in the early medieval West were, in fact, pioneers in the creation of a new language of moral authority. He describes the making of this tradition over two centuries from St. Augustine to St. Benedict and Gregory the Great. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 274.02 |
| LCCN: 00044074 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.99 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: When barbarians invaded the Roman Empire in the years around 400 AD, Christian monks hid in their cloisters--or so it is often assumed. Conrad Leyser shows that monks in the early medieval West were, in fact, pioneers in the creation of a new language of moral authority. He describes the making of this tradition over two centuries from St. Augustine to St. Benedict and Gregory the Great. |
