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Author:

Kreiner, Jamie, 1982- author. aut 229636

Title:

The wandering mind : what medieval monks tell us about distraction / Jamie Kreiner.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Liveright Publishing Corporationa division of W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

274 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 24 cm

Subject:

Distraction (Psychology)--History--Christianity--History--To 1500.
Monasticism and religious orders--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monasticism and religious orders--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

1631498053
9781631498053

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1320809727

LCCN:

2022049668

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)