Imagining religious leadership in the Middle Ages : Richard of Saint-Vanne and the politics of reform

Imagining Richard in medieval and modern historiography -- Ecclesiastical office, religious virtuosity, and the apostolic imperative -- Imagining Saint-Vanne -- Founder and head of many monasteries -- Converting the laity

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Vanderputten, Steven 1976- (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Ithaca London : Cornell University Press, [2015]
Sujets:Abbots Religious leaders Monasticism and religious orders Christian leadership Richardus Rezeption Ordensreform Handschrift Geschichtsschreibung Geschichte 1000-1800
Description matérielle:xiii, 244 pages
Description
Résumé:Imagining Richard in medieval and modern historiography -- Ecclesiastical office, religious virtuosity, and the apostolic imperative -- Imagining Saint-Vanne -- Founder and head of many monasteries -- Converting the laity
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Description matérielle:xiii, 244 pages Illustrations 25 cm
ISBN:9780801453779
0801453771