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Book SynopsisA Companion to the English Dominican Province offers an account of Dominican activities in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales from their arrival in 1221 until their dissolution at the Reformation. Over the three centuries covered in this volume, the Friars Preachers not only devoted themselves to the cure of souls via preaching and hearing confessions, but they also represented English kings on diplomatic missions, influenced politics and society, and contributed to cultural, intellectual, and religious life across the British Isles. Contributors include: Janet Burton, Alexander Collins, Eleanor J. Giraud, Anne-Julie Lafaye, J. Cornelia Linde, Nigel J. Morgan, Richard Oram, Andrew Reeves, Jens Röhrkasten, John T. Slotemaker, Karen Stöber, Steven Watts, and Jeffrey C. Witt.
Trade Review"This outstanding volume contains twelve substantial chapters by leading scholars on the growth and life of the medieval English and Scottish Dominican Provinces in the British Isles [...] The work is particularly to be commended for not limiting itself to England but in covering the entirety of the province. Each chapter is meticulously researched, generally up-to-date, and has its own bibliography at the end [...] an essential reference work for English mendicant studies and a worthy marker of the Province’s eight hundredth anniversary of foundation." Richard Finn OP, in New Blackfriars, 102-1100
Table of ContentsAbbreviations List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 The English Dominican Province from Its Beginnings to the Reformation: An Introduction Eleanor J. Giraud and J. Cornelia Linde PART 1 Space and Place 2 Dominicans in England and Their Relations with the Crown Jens Röhrkasten 3 Dominican Friaries in the Medieval Landscapes of Britain and Ireland: A Comparative Study Anne-Julie Lafaye 4 The Dominicans in Scotland, 1230–1560 Richard Oram 5 The Dominicans in Wales Janet Burton and Karen Stöber PART 2 Preaching and Pastoral Care 6 Master Jordan of Saxony and Early Dominican Preaching in England (1229–1230) Steven Watts 7 Pastoral Care: Dominican Friars as Confessors and Catechists in 13th-Century England Andrew Reeves PART 3 Education and Intellectual Life 8 The Educational Landscape of the English Dominican Province J. Cornelia Linde 9 The English Dominican Intellectual Tradition John T. Slotemaker and Jeffrey C. Witt PART 4 Devotional Cultures 10 “Do It Well and Thoroughly, for It Will Be Shown to Important People”: Art in the English Dominican Province, ca.1221–ca.1540 Alexander Collins 11 Dominican Chant and Liturgical Practices in the English Province Eleanor J. Giraud 12 The Liturgical Manuscripts of the English Dominicans, ca.1250–ca.1530 Nigel J. Morgan Index
