Monasticism In North Western Europe 800 1200

Author : Tore Nyberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351761369

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Monasticism in North-Western Europe, 800–1200 by Tore Nyberg Pdf

This title was first published in 2000: This is a full-scale integrated synthesis of the origins, spread and effects of monasticism in Scandinavia, and along the shores of the Baltic and the North Sea. Beginning with a review of the geography and communications by land and, especially, by sea, of the region, the author goes on to describe early monasticism among the Frisians ,Saxons and the Danes, then in Norway and Sweden, Saxony, Slesvig and Ribe, and finally Pomerania and the southern and eastern Baltic littoral. Throughout the book he stresses the place of abbeys and convents within their local surroundings, as centres of conversion, recruitment and redistribution of wealth. He traces the intellectual, literary and liturgical connections between monastic centres and neighbouring cathedral towns and royal strongholds, and the means by which orders or congregations maintained discipline from the centre. He also describes the leaders who emerged from convent, abbey or congregation to command local and regional political and cultural life, and the ways in which monastic centres influenced popular devotion.

Author : Tore Nyberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : RELIGION
ISBN : 1315194546

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Monasticism in North-Western Europe, 800-1200 by Tore Nyberg Pdf

Author : Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000830156

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Monastic Iceland by Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir Pdf

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation. Blending the evidence from material remains and written documents, Monastic Iceland highlights the realities of everyday life in the male and female monasteries operated in Iceland. The book describes the incorporation of monasticism into the Icelandic society, the alleged land of the Vikings, and thus how the monasteries coexisted with the natural and social environments on the island while keeping their general aims and objectives. The book shows that large social systems, such as monasticism, can cross social and natural borders without necessitating fundamental changes apart from those triggered by the constant coexistence of nature and culture inside the environment they exist within. The evidence provided debunks the myth that Icelandic monasteries, male or female, were isolated, silent places or simple cells functioning principally as retirement homes for aristocrats. To be a member of an ecclesiastical institution did not mean a quiet, secluded life without any outside interaction, but rather active participation in the surrounding community. The book is for researchers in archaeology, osteology, and medieval history, in addition to all those interested in monasticism and the medieval history of northern Europe.

Author : C.H. Lawrence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317877301

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Medieval Monasticism by C.H. Lawrence Pdf

Hugh Lawrence's book ranges right across Europe and the Middle East as well as reconstructing the internal life, experience and aims of the medieval cloister, he also explores the many-sided relationships between the monasteries and the secular world from which they drew recruits. This Third Edition contains new thoughts and perspectives throughout.

Author : Sigrun Høgetveit Berg,Arnold Otto
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9783111027340

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Secular canons in Medieval Europe by Sigrun Høgetveit Berg,Arnold Otto Pdf

While both regular canons and monasticism with its development into different orders have reached a roughly even level of coverage in research, the history of secular canons is a field which has hitherto been far less in focus of historian scholarship. This might be due to the fact that they did not form orders or congregations offering a systematic approach to their institutions. Hence the pieces of research carried out so far mostly deal with a single cathedral or collegiate chapter and do not expand on the phenomenon in general. Likewise, the present publication may not give a comprehensive survey but yet takes a comparative approach by regarding the establishment of secular canons in a European longitudinal section from the Polar Circle to Southern Italy. In this course, both cathedral and collegiate chapters in Scandinavian, German, Polish and Italian territories and the respective career paths canons took into them will be considered. In this course, the essays take only some brief recourses to the early middle ages, when canons maintained a cloistered vita communis, but rather turn their view to those centuries in the high and later middle ages up to reformation times, when the chapters reached their full implementation. The essays collected in this volume base on a session series held at the International Medieval Congress 2018 in Leeds. The contributors are renowned historians in this field: Antonio Antonetti (Caserta), Anna Minara Ciardi (Stockholm), Emanuele Curzel (Trento), Sigrun Høgetveit Berg (Tromsø), Jochen Johrendt (Wuppertal), Anna Kowalska-Pietrzak (Łódź), Arnold Otto (Nürnberg), Kirsi Salonen (Turku), Jörg Wunschhofer (Beckum).

Author : Johann P. Arnason,Björn Wittrock
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047414674

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Eurasian Transformations, Tenth to Thirteenth Centuries by Johann P. Arnason,Björn Wittrock Pdf

This volume which also appeared as a special issue of Medieval Encounters deals with transformations of the major Eurasian civilizations in the early second millennium CE, and with the question of contrasts, parallels and connections between the different trajectories that took shape during this period. An introductory section discusses the theoretical problems of comparative analysis, with particular reference to formative phases of cultural crystallization. The first main thematic section focuses on European developments. The emergence of Western Christendom as a distinctive civilization is analyzed in a broader Eurasian context. Other contributions examine the Europeanization of northern and eastern peripheries, as well as the different course of events in the Byzantine world. The last section covers socio-cultural changes in non-European regions - the Islamic world, India, China and Japan - and concludes with a discussion of the Eurasian empire created by the Mongols. With contributions by Thomas Lindkvist; Sverre Bagge; Paul Jakov Smith; Paul Stephenson; Mikael Adolphson; Dr. Michal Biran; Said A. Arjomand; Gábor Klaniczay; R. I. Moore; Sheldon Pollock.

Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351884839

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The North-Eastern Frontiers of Medieval Europe by Alan V. Murray Pdf

By the mid-twelfth century the lands on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, from Finland to the frontiers of Poland, were Catholic Europe’s final frontier: a vast, undeveloped expanse of lowlands, forest and waters, inhabited by peoples belonging to the Finnic and Baltic language groups. In the course of the following three centuries, Finland, Estonia, Livonia and Prussia were incorporated into the Latin world through processes of conquest, Christianisation and settlement, and brought under the rule of Western monarchies and ecclesiastical institutions. Lithuania was left as the last pagan polity in Europe, yet able to accept Christianity on its own terms in 1386. The Western conquest of the Baltic lands advanced the frontier of Latin Christendom to that of the Russian Orthodox world, and had profound and long lasting effects on the institutions, society and culture of the region lasting into modern times. This volume presents 21 key studies (2 of them translated from German for the first time) on this crucial period in the development of North-Eastern Europe, dealing with crusade and conversion, the establishment of Western rule, settlement and society, and the development of towns, trade and the economy. It includes a classified bibliography of the main works published in Western languages since World War II together with an introduction by the editor.

Author : Anne Boyd
Publisher : Sacristy Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781908381644

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Life in a Medieval Monastery by Anne Boyd Pdf

A guide to life at a medieval monastery, this book brings alive the monastic community of Durham and offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of Durham Cathedral.

Author : Gareth Williams
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047421214

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West over Sea by Gareth Williams Pdf

This volume, prepared in tribute to Barbara E. Crawford, covers the subject of Viking expansion westwards to Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic. The 30 papers are arranged in four groups: History and Cultural Contacts; The Church and the Cult of Saints; Archaeology, Material Culture and Settlement; and Place-Names and Language.

Author : Wim Blockmans,Peter Hoppenbrouwers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317934257

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Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500 by Wim Blockmans,Peter Hoppenbrouwers Pdf

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history. Covering themes as diverse as barbarian migrations, the impact of Christianization, the formation of nations and states, the emergence of an expansionist commercial economy, the growth of cities, the Crusades, the effects of plague, and the intellectual and cultural life of the Middle Ages, the book explores the driving forces behind the formation of medieval society and the directions in which it developed and changed. In doing this, the authors cover a wide geographic expanse, including Western interactions with the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World. Now in full colour, this second edition contains a wealth of new features that help to bring this fascinating era to life, including: A detailed timeline of the period, putting key events into context Primary source case boxes Full colour illustrations throughout New improved maps A glossary of terms Annotated suggestions for further reading The book is supported by a free companion website with resources including, for instructors, assignable discussion questions and all of the images and maps in the book available to download, and for students, a comparative interactive timeline of the period and links to useful websites. The website can be found at www.routledge.com/cw/blockmans. Clear and stimulating, the second edition of Introduction to Medieval Europe is the ideal companion to studying Europe in the Middle Ages at undergraduate level.

Author : Colum Hourihane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4064 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : 9780195395365

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture by Colum Hourihane Pdf

This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.

Author : Emilia Jamroziak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317341895

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The Cistercian Order in Medieval Europe by Emilia Jamroziak Pdf

The Cistercian Order in Medieval Europe offers an accessible and engaging history of the Order from its beginnings in the twelfth century through to the early sixteenth century. Unlike most other existing volumes on this subject it gives a nuanced analysis of the late medieval Cistercian experience as well as the early years of the Order. Jamroziak argues that the story of the Cistercian Order in the Middle Ages was not one of a ‘Golden Age’ followed by decline, nor was the true ‘Cistercian spirit’ exclusively embedded in the early texts to remain unchanged for centuries. Instead she shows how the Order functioned and changed over time as an international organisation, held together by a novel 'management system'; from Estonia in the east to Portugal in the west, and from Norway to Italy. The ability to adapt and respond to these very different social and economic conditions is what made the Cistercians so successful. This book draws upon a wide range of primary sources, as well as scholarly literature in several languages, to explore the following key areas: the degree of centralisation versus local specificity how much the contact between monastic communities and lay people changed over time how the concept of reform was central to the Medieval history of the Cistercian Order This book will appeal to anyone interested in Medieval history and the Medieval Church more generally as well as those with a particular interest in monasticism.

Author : Kurt Villads Jensen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317156703

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Crusading at the Edges of Europe by Kurt Villads Jensen Pdf

This book is the first to compare Denmark and Portugal systematically in the High Middle Ages and demonstrates how the two countries became strong kingdoms and important powers internationally by their participation in the crusading movement. Communication in the Middle Ages was better developed than often assumed and institutions, ideas, and military technology was exchanged rapidly, meaning it was possible to coordinate great military expeditions across the geographical periphery of Western Europe. Both Denmark and Portugal were closely connected to the sea and developed strong fleets, at the entrance to the Baltic and in the Mediterranean Seas respectively. They also both had religious borders, to the pagan Wends and to the Muslims, that were pushed forward in almost continuous crusades throughout the centuries. Crusading at the Edges of Europe follows the major campaigns of the kings and crusaders in Denmark and Portugal and compares war-technology and crusading ideology, highlighting how the countries learned from each other and became organised for war.

Author : James G. Clark
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843839736

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The Benedictines in the Middle Ages by James G. Clark Pdf

The men and women that followed the 6th-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin Middle Ages. This text follows the Benedictine Order over 11 centuries, from their early diaspora to the challenge of continental reformation.

Author : Mette Birkedal Bruun
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107001312

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The Cambridge Companion to the Cistercian Order by Mette Birkedal Bruun Pdf

Presents the Order's figureheads, practical life and spiritual horizon, and its contribution to medieval Europe's religious, cultural and political climate.