Medieval Monastic Education

Download or read book Medieval Monastic Education written by George Ferzoco and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the role of monastic education has been studied in great detail in regard to male practices, this book examines the differences between the monastic formation and education of men and of women in Western Europe from the eighth to the sixteenth century. Fourteen chapters, written by well-known scholars, consider monastic education and practices in the geographical areas of England, France, Germany and the Low Countries. Using attitudes toward education and actual educational theories, the authors explore issues such as the use of music and physical training in education to explore new realms of the discipline.