To Be the Neighbor of Saint Peter: The Social Meaning of Cluny's Property, 909 1049

by Barbara H. Rosenwein

Book Overview

Barbara H. Rosenwein here reassesses the significance of property in the tenth and eleventh centuries, a period of transition from the Carolingian empire to the regional monarchies of the High Middle Ages. In To Be the Neighbor of Saint Peter she explores in rich detail the question of monastic donations, illuminating the human motives, needs, and practices behind gifts of land and churches to the French monastery of Cluny during the 140 years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080142206X
• ISBN13: 9780801422065
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher