UID:
almahu_9949702788602882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004474192
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9789004094499
Series Statement:
Education and Society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ; 1
Content:
This study explores one means of imparting Latin literacy in early medieval society: the so-called "external school," often presumed to have been a common feature of medieval monastic education. It questions the prevalence of this institution and whether the external school can be used as evidence of relatively widespread literacy among the non- clerical Carolingian population in particular. By precisely defining and chronicling external schooling, M.M. Hildebrandt invites the reader to reconsider conventional notions about the nature of the Carolingian educational program. The author examines the intention of monastic founders and writers regarding education, the effects of missionary activities on the religious training of non-monks, the attempts made by royal and ecclesiastical leaders to rationalize external schooling, and the impact of ninth-century political and economic turmoil on the development of this institution. The scope of this book makes it of interest as a contribution to the current debate concerning the character of medieval literacy as well as a source book for the study of early medieval monastic education.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Figures /
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Acknowledgments /
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Abbreviations /
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Introduction /
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Chapter One Tracking an Elusive Institution: The Historiographic Problem /
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Chapter Two Rule vs. Reality: Monastic Ideals and Educational Imperatives /
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Chapter Three Carolingian Monastic and Educational Policy /
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Chapter Four Royal Abbeys and The Plan of St. Gall /
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Chapter Five Educational Exchange: The Monastic Network /
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Chapter Six External Schooling at Proprietary Churches /
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Appendix 1 /
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Appendix 2 /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The External School in Carolingian Society. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1992 ISBN 9789004094499
Language:
English
