During the European Middle Ages, few issues, if any, occupied peoples' spirits more than the uncertainty of whether heaven or hell awaited their souls. Some spiritual men called monks focused on aiding others to achieve their path to heaven through dedication to prayer, performing charitable works, and asceticism. Working alone as hermits or grouped in monasteries, monks made remarkable contributions to European culture as scholars, artists, musicians, and educators. (20041101)
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"The Series reflects a variety of occupations, time periods, and global perspectives. The table of contents and index make it easy to locate what you want. There is enough detail for a student to compare workers of today with those in history. Recommended."
--Library Media Connection, October 2005 (Library Media Connection )
"From the daily practice of running a monastery to scholars, teachers, farmers and traveling monks, Barter?s book displays a monk?s life as more than isolation and devotion."
--Children's Bookwatch (November 2004) (Children's Bookwatch )
--Library Media Connection, October 2005 (Library Media Connection )
"From the daily practice of running a monastery to scholars, teachers, farmers and traveling monks, Barter?s book displays a monk?s life as more than isolation and devotion."
--Children's Bookwatch (November 2004) (Children's Bookwatch )
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An excellent book!,
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Working Life - A Medieval Monk (Hardcover)
I must say that this is an excellent book. Part of Lucent Books' The Working Life series, this book is an examination of the life of a Christian monk in medieval Europe. Everything is covered in here from the training of a novice monk, through the operation of a monastery, and into the roles that monks often played (scholar, artist, etc.).
As I said, it's an excellent book. Although written for the younger reader, it is a wonderful introduction to the life of the medieval monk, and is sure to prove informative to any reader - young or old. I certainly found this book to be very informative, and don't hesitate to recommend it. I give it two thumbs up!
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