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The The Western Tradition: I.B.Tauris History of Monasticism
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The The Western Tradition: I.B.Tauris History of Monasticism

From the earliest centuries of the church, asceticism and the contemplative life have been profoundly important aspects of western Christianity. And in assessing the glories of western civilization, perhaps the best place to start is within medieval monastic institutions, not outside of them.
 
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Lost Libraries - The Destruction of Great Book Collections ...
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Lost Libraries - The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since AntiquityLost Libraries - The Destruction of Great Book Collections Since Antiquity

This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.
 
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Monastic Hospitality - The Benedictines in England c.1070 - c.1250
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Monastic Hospitality - The Benedictines in England c.1070 - c.1250Monastic Hospitality - The Benedictines in England c.1070 - c.1250

Hospitality was an integral part of medieval monastic life. In receiving guests the monks were following Christ's injunction and adhering to the Rule of St Benedict, as well as taking on an important role within society and providing a valuable service for fellow religious. This book draws on a wide range of sources to explore the practice and perception of monastic hospitality in England c. 1070-c. 1250, an important and illuminating time in a European and an Anglo-Norman context; it examines the spiritual and worldly concerns compelling monasteries to exercise hospitality, alongside the administrative, financial and other implications of receiving and caring for guests.
 
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