The wandering mind : what Medieval monks tell us about distraction
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Kreiner, Jamie, 1982-
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BR195.D57 K74 2023
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Distraction (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500.
Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Bisac Subjects
Religion / Christianity / General.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Distraction (Psychology)
Distraction (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
History
Monasticism and religious orders -- Early church
Monasticism and religious orders -- Middle Ages
Other Subjects
Monachisme et ordres religieux -- Histoire -- 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Monachisme et ordres religieux -- Histoire -- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)

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Book
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274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
40031560115, 40031656576

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index.
Description
"A revelatory account of how Christian monks identified distraction as a fundamental challenge, and how their efforts to defeat it can inform ours, more than a millennium later"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"The digital era is beset by distraction: we fantasize about escaping our screen, and recapturing a world with less noise. Kreiner demonstrates that the attempts of monks to contemplate the divine order and its ethical requirements were all-consuming, and their battles against distraction were never-ending. She believes that we can learn something about our own distractedness by looking closely at monks' strenuous efforts to concentrate. The result is an account of human fallibility and ingenuity that bridges a distant era and our own."--,Adapted from jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kreiner, J. (2023). The wandering mind: what Medieval monks tell us about distraction (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kreiner, Jamie, 1982-. 2023. The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction. New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kreiner, Jamie, 1982-. The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kreiner, J. (2023). The wandering mind: what medieval monks tell us about distraction. First edn. New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kreiner, Jamie. The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2023.

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