Benedictine Culture 750-1050
Willem Lourdaux (Author), Daniël Verhelst (Author),
At the suggestion of the Benedictine, Cistercian and Trappist communities of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, the 10th International Colloquium (May 19-21, 1980) organized by the Instituut voor Middeleeuwse Studies was devoted to the commemoration of the 15th Centenary of the birth of St. Benedict of Nursia.
It was clear to the editors of the present collection of essays that only select aspects of the manifold cultural and economic life of these monastic communities could be presented in a single volume. Nevertheless it was hoped that the reader might intuit the constant evolution and adaptation to altered social circumstances characteristic of the Benedictine communities, and thus participate in the process of discovery shared by members of the Colloquium. To enhance this sense of discovery and to suggest the continuing Benedictine contribution during the following epoch, the editors accepted a final study, which of course extends beyond the strict chronological limits of the volume.
Preface
Introduction by Viktor Dammertz
Josef Semmler, Benedictus II: una regula – una consuetudo
Adriaan H. Bredero, Cluny et le monachisme carolingien: continuité et discontinuité
Friedrich Lotter, Das Idealbild adliger Laienfrommigkeit in den Anfangen Clunys
Pierre Riché, Les moines bénédictins, maîtres d’école
John M. Mc Culloh, Historical Martyrologies in the Benedictine Cultural Tradition
Ludolf Kuchenbuch, Probleme der Rentenentwicklung in den klösterlichen Grundherrschaften des frühen Mittelalters
Carlos Steel, Nobis ratio sequenda est: Réflexions sur le rationalisme de Jean Scot Erigène
Maria Lodovica Arduini, ‘Magistra ratione’: ‘auctoritas’, ‘traditio’, ‘ratio’ von Anselm bis Adelard von Bath
Index nominum
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What is "Benedictine Culture 750-1050" about?
At the suggestion of the Benedictine, Cistercian and Trappist communities of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, the 10th International Colloquium (May 19-21, 1980) organized by the Instituut voor Middeleeuwse Studies was devoted to the commemoration of the 15th Centenary of the birth of St. Benedict of Nursia.
It was clear to the editors of the present collection of essays that only select aspects of the manifold cultural and economic life of these monastic communities could be presented in a single volume. Nevertheless it was hoped that the reader might intuit the constant evolution and adaptation to altered social circumstances characteristic of the Benedictine communities, and thus participate in the process of discovery shared by members of the Colloquium. To enhance this sense of discovery and to suggest the continuing Benedictine contribution during the following epoch, the editors accepted a final study, which of course extends beyond the strict chronological limits of the volume.
Who wrote "Benedictine Culture 750-1050"?
"Benedictine Culture 750-1050" was written by Willem Lourdaux and Daniël Verhelst.
Is "Benedictine Culture 750-1050" part of a series?
Yes, "Benedictine Culture 750-1050" is part of the "Mediaevalia Lovaniensia" series. It's book 11 in the series.
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Preface
Introduction by Viktor Dammertz
Josef Semmler, Benedictus II: una regula - una consuetudo
Adriaan H. Bredero, Cluny et le monachisme carolingien: continuité et discontinuité
Friedrich Lotter, Das Idealbild adliger Laienfrommigkeit in den Anfangen Clunys
Pierre Riché, Les moines bénédictins, maîtres d'école
John M. Mc Culloh, Historical Martyrologies in the Benedictine Cultural Tradition
Ludolf Kuchenbuch, Probleme der Rentenentwicklung in den klösterlichen Grundherrschaften des frühen Mittelalters
Carlos Steel, Nobis ratio sequenda est: Réflexions sur le rationalisme de Jean Scot Erigène
Maria Lodovica Arduini, 'Magistra ratione': 'auctoritas', 'traditio', 'ratio' von Anselm bis Adelard von Bath
Index nominum
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