Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 260 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 721 g
The Benedictines in England, C.1070-C.1250
Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 260 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 721 g
Reihe: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
ISBN: 978-1-84383-326-0
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
How guests were cared for in medieval monasteries, exploring the administrative, financial, spiritual and other implications.
Hospitality was an integral part of medieval monastic life. In receiving guests the monks were following Christ's injunction and adhering to the Rule of St Benedict, as well as taking on an important role within society andproviding a valuable service for fellow religious.
This book draws on a wide range of sources to explore the practice and perception of monastic hospitality in England c.1070-c. 1250, an important and illuminating time in aEuropean and an Anglo-Norman context; it examines the spiritual and worldly concerns compelling monasteries to exercise hospitality, alongside the administrative, financial and other implications of receiving and caring for guests. Analysis focuses on the great Benedictine houses of Southern England (Abingdon, Bury St Edmunds, Canterbury, Reading, St Albans) for which a substantial and diverse body of material survives, but they are set in the context of other houses and other orders (chiefly the Cistercians) to show the wider picture in both England and Europe.
JULIE KERR is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Christliche Orden und Vereinigungen, Ordensgeschichte, Mönchstum
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
The impulse: what prompted monastic hospitality
The administrative structure
The reception of guests
Provision for guests: body and soul
Provision for guests: entertainment and interaction
The financial implications of hospitality
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Jocelin of Brakelond, monk of Bury St Edmunds
Appendix 2: The Waterworks Plan of Christ Church, Canterbury
Bibliography
Index
