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Author Leclerq, Jean
Title The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture
Work Type Book
Language English
Publication Date 1982
Keywords formation of monastic culture, sources of monastic culture, St. Benedict, St. Gregory, monastic literature
Citation Leclerq, Jean. The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture. New York: Fordham University Press, 1982. [EARLY: Carolingian.] See esp. Ch 5: Sacred learning; Ch. 7: Liberal studies; Ch. 9 Monastic Theology (which has a section on the two kinds of schools, monks' schools and clerical schools); and Ch. 10 The Poem of the Liturgy (which address musical issues but not musical learning per se).
Identity theorist|monastic|
Education chant|
Flourished medieval|
Region regiongeneral|
Illustrations extracts|
Record Number 126



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