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Medieval monasticism

by C.H. Lawrence, C. H. Lawrence

1984 260 pages eng

"Hugh Lawrence traces the Western monastic tradition from its fourth-century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria, through the many and varied forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle Ages. As well as reconstructing the internal life, experience and aims of the medieval cloister, he…

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