Intercessory Prayer and the Monastic Ideal in the Time of the Carolingian Reforms
Author | : Renie S. Choy |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198790518 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198790511 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Download or read book Intercessory Prayer and the Monastic Ideal in the Time of the Carolingian Reforms written by Renie S. Choy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores how monasteries fulfilled their particular duty of intercessory prayer in the early Middle Ages. Focusing on the period of Carolingian Church reform, it analyses spiritual goals to which Frankish monastic life aspired and considers how these found reflection in contemporary liturgical practice.