Dom Jean Mabillon

Treatise on Monastic Studies

1691

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first English translation of Dom Jean Mabillon's treatise that defends the propriety of study and research as an occupation for monks, and lays out a course of studies for young Benedictines training to be scholars. This edition includes a translator's introduction, suggestions for further reading on the monastic studies controversy, all Mabillon's marginal notes, a bibliography of all published works mentioned in the text, and an index.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 591g
• ISBN-13: 9780761828914
• ISBN-10: 0761828915
• Artikelnr.: 21913142

Autorenporträt

John Paul McDonald is Associate Professor of French at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Professor McDonald holds a doctorate from the University of Paris. Dom Jean Mabillon was the outstanding scholar of a group of reformed 17th century Benedictine monks, the Maurists, based at the ancient abbey of St-Germain-des-Prés in Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Translator's Introduction
Chapter 3 Bibliographical and Editorial Note
Chapter 4 Further Reading
Chapter 5 Mabillon's Letter of Dedication
Chapter 6 Mabillon's Table of Contents
Chapter 7 Mabillon's Preface
Chapter 8 Part One
Chapter 9 Part Two
Chapter 10 Pat Three
Chapter 11 Mabillon's List of Principal Difficulties
Chapter 12 Notes
Chapter 13 Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index