War and the Making of Medieval Monastic Culture

by Katherine Allen Smith

Book Overview

Monastic culture has generally been seen as set apart from the medieval battlefield, as those who prayed' were set apart from those who fought'. However, in this first study of the place of war within medieval monastic culture, the author shows the limitations of this division. Through a wide reading of Latin sermons, letters, and hagiography, she identifies a monastic language of war that presented the monk as the archetypal soldier of Christ'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843838672
• ISBN13: 9781843838678
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 6.1"