Why did medieval monks write histories?

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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The Origins of a Benedictine Monasticism

01:33 • 3min

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The Rule of St. Benedict

04:09 • 2min

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The Role of Monasticism in Medieval Society

06:03 • 2min

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The Role of Abbots and Abbesses in Monastic Communities

08:06 • 2min

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The Writing of History by Monks and Abbots

09:48 • 3min

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What Do Abbots and Abbesse Do?

12:27 • 3min

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How Many Abbots and Abbesses Did You Find?

14:58 • 5min

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The Importance of a Monastic Institution

20:11 • 3min

10

What Is the Concept of Truth in History?

22:55 • 4min

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Is There a Difference Between a Secular and a Monastic History?

26:44 • 2min

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Writing History in the Early Mediaeval Period

28:46 • 3min

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The Dissemination of History by Abbots and Abbesseses

31:19 • 2min

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What Do the Surviving Sources Tell Us About Mediaeval Monasticism?

33:04 • 2min

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A Monastic Retreat at a Down Set Abbey in Straton, Somerset

35:11 • 3min

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Did You Actually Live as a Monk a Week?

38:14 • 3min

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Is There a Sense of Medieval Attitudes in a Contemporary Monastic Community?

41:21 • 2min

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Liberty First Credit Union

43:12 • 2min