The Other Friars by Frances Andrews
A concise and accessible history of four of the monastic orders in the middle ages.
Sheds needed light on an obscure aspect of medieval mendicancy and is a great resource for those studying medieval religious institutional and social history* RELIGIOUS STUDIES REVIEW *
A fine study. [...] Deals elegantly with the difficulty of reconstructing the past from primarily normative sources and makes deft use of such evidence of personal experience and opinion as is extant. [...] In investigating this through a rare comparative study, Andrews has performed a great service to students of medieval religion. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Would provide a valuable service even if it did no more than introduce readers to the variety of mendicant profession in thirteenth-century Europe. As it is, it does very much more than this. [...] Andrews manages to present her thesis with great clarity of organisation and lucidity of expression, yet without compromising the deep scholarship that obviously forms the bedrock of the book. * JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY *
[An] interesting and thought-provoking study. Essential to anyone conducting research on the mendicant orders. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *
A history that is both lively and definitive. [...] This is a very fine book, rescuing from obscurity an entire chapter of the medieval past. * THE TABLET *
Students of late medieval religion will be glad to have this book, not only because it lacks a competitor but especially because of its solidity. * TLS *
Definitely a volume to be welcomed. * THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL *
A fine study. [...] Deals elegantly with the difficulty of reconstructing the past from primarily normative sources and makes deft use of such evidence of personal experience and opinion as is extant. [...] In investigating this through a rare comparative study, Andrews has performed a great service to students of medieval religion. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Would provide a valuable service even if it did no more than introduce readers to the variety of mendicant profession in thirteenth-century Europe. As it is, it does very much more than this. [...] Andrews manages to present her thesis with great clarity of organisation and lucidity of expression, yet without compromising the deep scholarship that obviously forms the bedrock of the book. * JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY *
[An] interesting and thought-provoking study. Essential to anyone conducting research on the mendicant orders. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *
A history that is both lively and definitive. [...] This is a very fine book, rescuing from obscurity an entire chapter of the medieval past. * THE TABLET *
Students of late medieval religion will be glad to have this book, not only because it lacks a competitor but especially because of its solidity. * TLS *
Definitely a volume to be welcomed. * THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL *
Andrews, Frances: - Professor Frances Andrews has taught Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews since 1995. In 2007 she founded the St Andrews Institute for Mediaeval Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781783270040 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783270047 |
| Title | The Other Friars |
| Author | Frances Andrews |
| Series | Monastic Orders |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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