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<b>Finalist for AAH First Book Prize</b><b>The monastic life, traditionally considered as an area of withdrawal from the world, is here shown to be shaped by metaphors of war, and to be actively engaged with battle in the world outside.</b>An extremely interesting and important book... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impactof ideas on crusading and holy w
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- Author
- Katherine Allen Smith
- Publisher
- The Boydell Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782047445
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, World History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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