LEADER 03710nam 2200697 450 001 9910456775103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-8942-0 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442689428 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019393 035 $a(EBL)3268138 035 $a(OCoLC)923772197 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000478904 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11291475 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478904 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10435719 035 $a(PQKB)10276272 035 $a(CaPaEBR)430870 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00224315 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3268138 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672696 035 $a(DE-B1597)465386 035 $a(OCoLC)1013958053 035 $a(OCoLC)944176580 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442689428 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672696 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11258351 035 $a(OCoLC)958565644 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019393 100 $a20160922h20082008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aThree treatises from Bec on the nature of monastic life /$fedited with introduction and notes by Giles Constable ; translated by Bernard S. Smith 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 225 1 $aMedieval Academy of America ;$vno. 109 300 $aIncludes indexes. 311 $a0-8020-9260-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 168-169) and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $tTractatus de professionibus monachorum / The Professions of Monks -- $tDe professionibus abbatum / The Professions of Abbots -- $tDe libertate Beccensis monasterii / On the Liberty of the Monastery of Bec -- $tIndex of Citations -- $tGeneral Index 330 $aThe abbey of Bec was founded in the eleventh century and was one of the best-known and most influential monasteries in Normandy. Celebrated for its high standard of religious life and its intellectual activity, Bec also had an exceptional degree of institutional independence.The three treatises collected and translated in this volume - Tractatus de professionibus monachorum ('The Profession of Monks'), De professionibus abbatum ('The Profession of Abbots'), and De libertate Beccensis monasterii ('On the Liberty of the Monastery of Bec') - are a striking statement of the position of Bec in relation to episcopal and ducal (later royal) authorities. Little is known about the anonymous author of these works except that he was a twelfth-century monk with an attachment to Augustine and Gregory the Great, and that he had considerable knowledge of canon law. His purpose in writing these treatises was to assert and justify the privileges of Bec at a time when many bishops were reacting against monastic freedom, especially with regard to profession.This volume is an important contribution to understanding not only monasticism in Normandy, but also the conflict between church and state in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 410 0$aMedieval Academy books ;$vno. 109. 606 $aAbbots 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAbbots. 676 $a255/.1 700 $aConstable$b Giles, $0162023 702 $aConstable$b Giles 702 $aSmith$b Bernard S. 712 02$aMedieval Academy of America. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456775103321 996 $aThree treatises from Bec on the nature of monastic life$92008825 997 $aUNINA