Regular Life: Monastic, Canonical, and Mendicant Rules - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1580440797 ISBN 13 : 9781580440790

Editeur : Medieval Institute Publications, 2004

Synopsis

This volume offers readers a revised and considerably expanded version of the first Regular Life, edited by McMillan and Kathryn Smith Fladenmuller in 1997. As the editors note in their introduction, "The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the Rules of life of the major religious orders within the monastic, canonical, and mendicant traditions." Included are admonitions on and examples of the various forms of regular life by Antony, Syncletica, Pachomius, Basil, Cassian, Augustine, Caesarius of Arles, Benedict of Nursia, Columbanus, and Benedict of Aniane, plus selections from Rules for Cluniacs, Carthusians, Cistercians, the Knights Templar, the Hospitallers, and the followers of Saints Francis, Clare, and Dominic.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Marcel La Corte is a Professor of History at St. Ambrose University. He specializes in medieval monastic culture and spirituality. Douglas J. McMillan is a Professor Emeritus of English at East Carolina University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Medieval Institute Publications
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1580440797
• ISBN 13: 9781580440790
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible