Medieval Monasticisms : : Forms and Experiences of the Monastic Life in the Latin West / / Steven Vanderputten.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
• VerfasserIn: Vanderputten, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Oldenbourg Grundriss der Geschichte , 47
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Editors’ Foreword --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; I. Historical Survey --; II. State of the Art --; III. Bibliography --; Index of People --; Index of Authors --; Index of Places and Concepts --; Oldenbourg Grundriss der Geschichte
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110543780; 9783110696288; 9783110696271; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704730; 9783110704525
• ISSN: 2190-2976
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110543780
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Steven Vanderputten.

From the deserts of Egypt to the emergence of the great monastic orders, the story of late antique and medieval monasticism in the West used to be straightforward. But today we see the story as far 'messier' - less linear, less unified, and more historicized. In the first part of this book, the reader is introduced to the astonishing variety of forms and experiences of the monastic life, their continuous transformation, and their embedding in physical, socio-economic, and even personal settings. The second part surveys and discusses the extensive international scholarship on which the first part is built. The third part, a research tool, rounds off the volume with a carefully representative bibliography of literature and primary sources.