| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Anglo-Saxon studies, 1475-2468 ; 5 |
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Anglo-Saxon studies ; 5. 1475-2468
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| Contents |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction: Past and Present Approaches to Monastic Studies; 2. Monasticism in Middle Anglo-Saxon East Anglia; 3. The First Viking Age and its Consequences for Monasticism in East Anglia; 4. Monastic Reform and Religious Life in the Later Anglo-Saxon Period; 5. The Establishment of Monasteries in the Norman Landscape; 6. Conclusions; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
Monastic studies usually focus upon the post-Conquest period; here, in valuable contrast, the focus is on pre-Conquest monastic foundations, in the present-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim Pestell considers the place of the monastery in wider landscapes - topographical, social, economic and political. He observes that by 1215 the Diocese of Norwich contained about a tenth of all English monasteries, a remarkable richness of patronage was no sudden flush of enthusiasm, but a manifestation of religious devotion that had been evolving in East Anglia since the seventh-century Conversion. By integrating archaeological and historical sources, Dr Pestell presents an in-depth examination of where and how communal religious life developed in the region over half a millennium. In so doing, he demonstrates how the more visible and better-evidenced post-Conquest monastic landscape was typically structured by its Anglo-Saxon past. Dr TIM PESTELL is Curator of Archaeology at Norwich Castle Museum |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-263) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Monasticism and religious orders -- England -- East Anglia
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Monasteries -- England -- East Anglia
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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RELIGION -- History.
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Monasteries
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Monasticism and religious orders
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| SUBJECT |
East Anglia (England) -- Church history
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| Subject |
England -- East Anglia
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781846152368 |
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1846152364 |
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