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Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / Edition 1

Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / Edition 1

by Constance Brittain Bouchard
Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
0801475252
ISBN-13:
9780801475252
Pub. Date:
05/28/2009
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10:
0801475252
ISBN-13:
9780801475252
Pub. Date:
05/28/2009
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / Edition 1

Holy Entrepreneurs: Cistercians, Knights, and Economic Exchange in Twelfth-Century Burgundy / Edition 1

by Constance Brittain Bouchard

Overview

The twelfth century was characterized by intense spirituality as well as rapid economic development. Drawing on unprecedented research, Constance Brittain Bouchard demonstrates that the Cistercian monks of Burgundy were exemplary in both spheres. Bouchard explores the web of economic ties that linked the Cistercian monasteries with their secular neighbors, especially the knights, and reaches some surprising conclusions about Cistercian attitudes.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780801475252
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 05/28/2009
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 260
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Constance Brittain Bouchard is Distinguished Professor of Medieval History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Akron. Among her many books are "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted": The Discourse of Opposites in Twelfth-Century Thought and "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble": Chivalry and Society in Medieval France, also from Cornell, and The Cartulary of Montier-en-Der, 666-1129.

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