Monastic Experience in Twelfth-Century Germany : The Chronicle of Petershausen in Translation Paperback / softback
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Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.
From its founding in 992 through the great fire that ravaged it in 1159 and beyond, Petershausen weathered countless external attacks and internal divisions.
Supra-regional clashes between emperors and popes played out at the most local level.
Monks struggled against overreaching bishops. Reformers introduced new and unfamiliar customs. Tensions erupted into violence within the community.
Through it all the anonymous chronicler struggled to find meaning amid conflict and forge connections to a shared past, enlivening his narrative with colorful anecdotes – sometimes amusing, sometimes disturbing.
Translated into English for the first time, this fascinating text is an essential source for the lived experience of medieval monasticism. -- .
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- Pages:248 pages, 1 black & white illustration, 1 map
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:20/09/2022
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- ISBN:9781526166975
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:248 pages, 1 black & white illustration, 1 map
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:20/09/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526166975