Ireland; Church; Monasticism; Navigatio sancti Brendani; Céli Dé; Liber Angeli; Hibernensis; food regulation; Church legislation
Abstract :
[en] This chapters deals with aspects of the organisation of monastic communities in the Gaelic Churches from 550 to 800. It focusses on the role of the head of the community, the abbot, regarding general questions of monastic discipline, organising of the liturgical life of the community, regulation of the diet and of the food provision in the community.
Disciplines :
History
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-CHAPTER-2010-036
Author, co-author :
PETTIAU, Hérold ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Language :
English
Title :
The abbot and the Monastic Community in the Gaelic Churches, 550 to 800
Publication date :
2006
Main work title :
The Brendan Legend. Texts and Versions
Editor :
Glyn S. Burgess
Strijbosch, Clara
Publisher :
Brill, Leiden - Boston, Unknown/unspecified
ISBN/EAN :
9789004152472
Collection name :
The Northern World. North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 AD. Peoples, Economies and Cultures 24
