| Landscapes of Monastic Foundation: The Establishment of Religious Houses in East Anglia, C.650-1200 Contributor(s): Pestell, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843830620 ISBN-13: 9781843830627 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Monasticism - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 271.009 |
| LCCN: 2003026254 |
| Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.52" W x 9.4" (1.58 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |