Scottish Abbeys and Social Life

by G. G. Coulton

2021-05-26 07:01:40

First published in 1933 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series, Coulton''s Scottish Abbeys and Social Life was an expanded version of his Rhind Lectures given to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1931. Although a... Read more
First published in 1933 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series, Coulton''s Scottish Abbeys and Social Life was an expanded version of his Rhind Lectures given to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1931. Although a rigorous academic, who stressed the importance of using primary sources, Coulton was skilled at making medieval history accessible to a wider audience. He played an important role in encouraging interest in the study of social and economic, rather than political and military, history of the Middle Ages among younger scholars. In the present work, he used his wide reading of the evidence to examine how monasticism developed in Scotland, from the early Celtic period to the Reformation. Much of the material reveals a complex relationship between the monks of the various orders and the world in which they lived, and teaches the reader about the Church and Scottish society. Less

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ISBN9781108010627
George Gordon Coulton, FBA (15 October 1858 – 4 March 1947) was a British historian, known for numerous works on medieval history. He was known also as a keen controversialist. He was born in Kin...

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