"Lec 13 - Monasticism"The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210) Professor Freedman discusses some of the paradoxes of monasticism in the Early Middle Ages. To the modern mind, monks and learning make a natural pair. However, this combination is not an obvious outcome of early monasticism, which emphasized asceticism and renunciation of the world. As it moved west, monasticism shifted away from its eremetic beginnings in Egypt and Syria to more communal way of life under the Rule of St Benedict. In addition to communal life, the Rule emphasized prayer and labor; the latter of which was interpreted to include reading and eventually the copying of manuscripts. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction to Monasticism 10:20 - Chapter 2. Renouncing the World 17:58 - Chapter 3. Monks and Hermits as Spiritual Patrons 25:17 - Chapter 4. Monasticism in the West 30:19 - Chapter 5. Rule of St. Benedict 43:33 - Chapter 6. Monasticism and Learning Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2011.
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Lec 1 -Course Introduction: Rome's Greatness and First Crises
Lec 2 - The Crisis of the Third Century and the Diocletianic Reforms
Lec 3 - Constantine and the Early Church
Lec 4 - The Christian Roman Empire
Lec 5 - St. Augustine's Confessions
Lec 6 -Transformation of the Roman Empire
Lec 9 -. The Reign of Justinian
Lec 10 - Clovis and the Franks
Lec 14 -Mohammed and the Arab Conquests
Lec 15 -Islamic Conquests and Civil War
Lec 16 - The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: The Splendor of the Abbasid Period
Lec 17 - The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: The Crucial Seventh Century
Lec 18 - The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: The Splendor of Byzantium
Lec 19 -The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: Charlemagne
Lec 20 -1 The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: Intellectuals and the Court of Charlemagne
Lec 21 - The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000: Crisis of the Carolingians