Three Treatises from Bec on the Nature of Monastic Life

by Giles Constable

The abbey of Bec was founded in the eleventh century and was one of the best-known and most influential monasteries in Normandy. Celebrated for its high standard of religious life and its intellectual activity, Bec also had an exceptional degree of institutional independence. The three treatises collected and translated in this volume - Tractatus de professionibus monachorum ('The Profession of Monks'), De professionibus abbatum ('The Profession of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802092608
• ISBN13: 9780802092601
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher