Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life
Download or Read eBook Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life PDF written by John Van Engen and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2008-11-12 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Van Engen |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2008-11-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812241198 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812241193 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sisters and Brothers of the Common Life by : John Van Engen
Book excerpt: Beginning in the 1380s in the east-central Netherlands and in the county of Holland, the Devotio Moderna formed households organized as communes and forged lives centred on private devotion. This book places the movement in the context of urban society in the medieval Low Countries.
