Intercessory prayer and the Carolingian monastic ideal, c. 750-820

Thesis

The establishment of a new concept of intercessory prayer, from an activity sought of the individual holy man to an occupation characterizing an entire monastic community, has recently received much attention; historians have shown that the function of intercession had become, by the Carolingian period, the pre-eminent feature of early medieval monasticism. The role of early medieval monasteries as powerhouses of prayer has encouraged scholarly attention along two particular areas...

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Authors: Choy, R

• Publication date: 2012
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: Carolingian; intercessory; monastic; prayer; Benedict; monasteries; spirituality; monasticism
• Subjects: History of Britain and Europe; Theology and Religion; Church history; History