TY  - BOOK
AU  - Constable,Giles
AU  - Smith,Bernard
ED  - Medieval Academy of America.
TI  - Three treatises from Bec on the nature of monastic life
T2  - Medieval Academy of America
SN  - 9781442689428
AV  - BX2613 .T57 2007eb
U1  - 271/.10442 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Toronto [Ont.]
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - Bec (Abbey)
KW  - fast
KW  - Monastic and religious life
KW  - France
KW  - Normandy
KW  - History
KW  - Middle Ages, 600-1500
KW  - Church and state
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Abbeys
KW  - Vie religieuse et monastique
KW  - Normandie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
KW  - Église et État
KW  - Jusqu'à 1500
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Institutions & Organizations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Medieval
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - Normandy (France)
KW  - Church history
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169) and indexes; Tractatus de professionibus monachorum = The professions of monks -- De professionibus abbatum = The professions of abbots -- De libertate Beccensis monasterii = On the liberty of the monastery of Bec
N2  - The abbey of Bec was founded in the eleventh century and was one of the best-known and most influential monasteries in Normandy. Celebrated for its high standard of religious life and its intellectual activity, Bec also had an exceptional degree of institutional independence.The three treatises collected and translated in this volume - Tractatus de professionibus monachorum ('The Profession of Monks'), De professionibus abbatum ('The Profession of Abbots'), and De libertate Beccensis monasterii ('On the Liberty of the Monastery of Bec') - are a striking statement of the position of Bec in relation to episcopal and ducal (later royal) authorities. Little is known about the anonymous author of these works except that he was a twelfth-century monk with an attachment to Augustine and Gregory the Great, and that he had considerable knowledge of canon law. His purpose in writing these treatises was to assert and justify the privileges of Bec at a time when many bishops were reacting against monastic freedom, especially with regard to profession.This volume is an important contribution to understanding not only monasticism in Normandy, but also the conflict between church and state in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
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