The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades
The Autobiography and a Manifesto of a French Monk from the Time of the Crusades
The first Western autobiography since Augustine's "Confessions" offers a view of medieval life and society during the First Crusade and is accompanied by a theological manifesto appearing in English for the first time
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Offers insights into medieval society. This title recounts Guibert of Nogent's early years, monastic life, and the bloody uprising at Laon in 1112, lets us witness a world populated by royals, heretics, nuns, witches, and devils, and helps us to understand just how fervently he was preoccupied with sin, sexuality, the afterlife, and the dark arts.
