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Intercessory prayer and the monastic ideal in the time of the Carolingian reforms / Renie S. Choy. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Choy, Renie S. (Renie Shun-Man), author.
- Series:
- Oxford theology and religion monographs.
- Oxford theology and religion monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intercessory prayer--Christianity.
- Intercessory prayer.
- Monasticism and religious orders--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Monasticism and religious orders.
- Carolingians--Religion.
- Carolingians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- This work explores how monasteries fulfilled their particular duty of intercessory prayer in the early Middle Ages. Focusing on the period of Carolingian Church reform, it analyses spiritual goals to which Frankish monastic life aspired and considers how these found reflection in contemporary liturgical practice.
- Contents:
- Praying by the rules
- Liturgical intercession and monastic theology
- Liturgical intercession through the psalms
- Intercession for monastic companions
- Intercession for rulers
- Intercession for society.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 9, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-183448-3
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