Contemplation and Action: The Other Monasticism

by Roberta Gilchrist

Offering a social archaeology of lesser monastic sites, this book incorporates a description and analysis of excavated remains and extant structures, a review of the relationship between historical and archaeological enquiry and a theoretical investigation of the nature of material culture and religious belief. Its main focus is on the social and economic functions defined spatially within sites and evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071851730X
• ISBN13: 9780718517304
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Leicester University
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.9"