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War and the Making of Medieval Monastic CultureAuthor(s): Katherine Allen Katherine Smith\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781843836162, 978-1843836162\nSynopsis\nFinalist for AAH First Book Prize\n\nThe monastic life, traditionally considered as an area of withdrawal from the world, is here shown to be shaped by metaphors of war, and to be actively engaged with battle in the world outside.\n\nAn extremely interesting and important book... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impactof ideas on crusading and holy war. Dr William Purkis, University of Birmingham\n\nMonastic culture has generally been seen as set apart from the medieval battlefield, as \""those who prayed\"" were set apart from \""those whofought\"". However, in this first study of the place of war within medieva.
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