Monastic Experience in Twelfth-Century Germany: The Chronicle of Petershausen in Translation

This first English translation of the twelfth-century Chronicle of Petershausen offers an intimate and colourful view of traditional monastic life against the backdrop of contemporary interactions with bishops and lay patrons, the process of monastic reform, and the local and supra-regional disruption driven by the struggle over investiture.

Author: Alison I. Beach
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 09/20/2022
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d
ISBN13: 9781526166975
ISBN10: 1526166976
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Religion | Christian Church | History
- Religion | Monasticism

About the Author

Alison I. Beach is Professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews
Shannon M. T. Li, PhD is a professional indexer and proprietor of Li Indexing
Samuel S. Sutherland is Assistant Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University