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

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Alison I. Beach Shannon M. T. Li

Monastic Experience in Twelfth-Century Germany

The Chronicle of Petershausen in Translation

Alison I. Beach, Shannon M. T. Li, Samuel Sutherland

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Manchester University Press
21 April 2020

European history; Medieval history; Church history; Christian communities & monasticism

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

From its founding in 992 through the great fire that ravaged it in 1159 and beyond, Petershausen weathered countless external attacks and internal divisions. Supra-regional clashes between emperors and popes played out at the most local level. Monks struggled against overreaching bishops. Reformers introduced new and unfamiliar customs. Tensions erupted into violence within the community. Through it all the anonymous chronicler struggled to find meaning amid conflict and forge connections to a shared past, enlivening his narrative with colorful anecdotes - sometimes amusing, sometimes disturbing. Translated into English for the first time, this fascinating text is an essential source for the lived experience of medieval monasticism. -- .

Edited and translated by: Alison I. Beach, Shannon M. T. Li, Samuel Sutherland
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781526126788
ISBN 10: 1526126788
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 21 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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

'Monastic Experience in Twelfth-Century Germany provides a skillfully annotated and translated text of the Petershausen Chronicles. The Chronicles not only provide a glimpse into twelfth-century German monasticism and society, they are a fascinating read: a saint who refuses to give up his relics, a cruel murderer who boils his victim, battle scenes, visions, miracles, and delightfully detailed descriptions make the Chronicles anything but a dry historical account.' The American Benedictine Review -- .