The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History

A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth century From the late...
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The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History by Jotischky, Andrew

The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History

$47.50

The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History

$47.50
Author: Andrew Jotischky
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth century

From the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages?

Andrew Jotischky traces the history of monastic life from its origins in the fourth century to the sixteenth. He shows how religious houses sheltered the poor and elderly, cared for the sick, and educated the young. They were centres of intellectual life that owned property and exercised power but also gave rise to new developments in theology, music, and art.

This book brings together the Orthodox and western stories, as well as the experiences of women, to show the full picture of medieval monasticism for the first time. It is a fascinating, wide-ranging account that broadens our understanding of life in holy orders as never before.

Author: Andrew Jotischky
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780300208566


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2024
Choice 08/01/2025

About the Author
Andrew Jotischky is professor of medieval history at Royal Holloway, University of London. An expert in medieval religion and culture, he is the author of The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World, Crusading and the Crusader States, and The Carmelites and Antiquity.

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