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This volume collects studies on the role of monastic institutions in the exchange of cultural and socio-economic capital in the medieval diocese of Liège. 0During the high Middle Ages, the bishopric of Liège found itself at a cultural crossroads between the German Empire and the French lordships. The Liègeois themselves summed up the situation when they declared that: 'Gaul considers us its most distant inhabitants, Germany as nearby citizens. In fact we are neither, but both at the same time'. This same complexity is also echoed by present-day historians, who have described Liège as a hub of interactions between two great civilisations. Medieval monastic communities in Liège were key sites of this exchange, actively participating in the cultural developments, social networks, and political structures of both regions. 0Bringing together the work of international scholars, this collection of essays addresses the problem of monastic identity and its formation in a region that was geographically wedged between two major competing socio-political powers. It investigates how monastic communities negotiated the uncertainties of this situation, while also capitalizing on the opportunities it presented. As such, this book sheds light on the agency of monastic identity formation in a small but complex region caught at the crosroads of two major powers

Histoire de l'Eglise--Middeleeuwen --- Ordres monastiques et religieux --- 27 "04/14" --- Christian religious orders --- History of civilization --- anno 1100-1199 --- anno 1200-1299 --- anno 1000-1099 --- Liege --- Monasticism and religious orders --- Monastères --- History --- Social aspects --- Liège (Belgium) --- Liège (Belgique) --- Religious life and customs. --- Vie religieuse --- Monachisme et ordres religieux --- Histoire --- Aspect social --- Liège (Belgium) --- Liège (Belgique) --- Religious life and customs --- Monastic and religious life --- Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Liège (Principality) --- Middle Ages --- Monachisme --- --Ordre religieux --- --Moyen âge, --- XIe-XIVe s., --- Liège --- --Aspects sociaux --- --Vie religieuse --- --History --- Christelijke religieuze orden --- Cultuurgeschiedenis --- Luik --- Middle Ages, 500-1500 --- Monasticism and religious orders - Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Monasticism and religious orders - Belgium - Liège - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Monasticism and religious orders - Social aspects - Belgium - Liège - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 --- Monachisme et ordres religieux - Belgique - Liège - Histoire - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) --- Monachisme et ordres religieux - Aspect social - Belgique - Liège - Histoire - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) --- Ordre religieux --- Moyen âge, 476-1492 --- XIe-XIVe s., 1001-1400 --- Aspects sociaux --- Liège (Belgium) - Religious life and customs --- Liège (Belgique) - Vie religieuse --- Monastères