High Medieval Monasteries as Communities of Practice: Approaching Monastic Learning Through Letters

The theme of learning in high medieval monasteries can be approached by analysing such contexts as “communities of practice” on the basis of preserved monastic letters and letter-collections. The letters' propagandistic function makes it extremely interesting to analyse the ways in which they r...

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Main Author: Long, Micòl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Journal of religious history
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-59
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Middle Ages / History 900-1250 / Monastery school / Epistle / Knowledge / Correspondence
RelBib Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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