Emotional Monasticism - Affective Piety in the Eleventh-Century Monastery of John of FeCamp

Drawing on the devotional culture of John of Fécamp’s Norman monastery, Emotional monasticism exposes the monastic roots of medieval affective piety, casts a new light on the devotional life of monks in Europe before the twelfth century and redefines how medievalists should teach the history of Christian devotion. -- .