The Social World of the Abbey of Cava, C. 1020-1300

A pioneering, comprehensive investigation into a major Italian monastery.

List of contents

List of maps and charts
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
A note on the organisation and publication of the Cava archive
Dates
Currency, weights and measures
The Abbots of Cava, c. 1020-1300
Introduction
Part I: the Abbey of Cava
(1) The Origins of the Abbey of Cava: from hermitage to monastery
(2) The Era of growth c. 1076-1190
(3) Defending monastic lordship, c. 1190-1300
(4) Forgery, its extent and purpose
Part II: Society and Economy
(5) Landscape and Environment
(6) Patrons and Benefactors
(7) Family Connections
(8) Administration and Personnel
(9) Lordship
(10) Peasants, their obligations and the exploitation of Cava's lands
(11) The monastery, the city and the regional economy
Conclusion
Appendix: Purchase and Expenditure by the Abbey of Cava, at Selected Periods between 1175-1230
Bibliography
Index

About the author

G.A. LOUD Is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds. He is an acknowledged authority on the Normans in the south, and more generally on southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages.

Summary

A pioneering, comprehensive investigation into a major Italian monastery.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Loud, Graham A Loud
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781783276325
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-632-5
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 802 g
• Series: Studies in the History of Medi; Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works