The Cambridge companion to the Cistercian order /
This volume presents the composite character of the Cistercian Order in its unity and diversity, detailing the white monks' history from the Middle Ages to the present day. It charts the geographical spread of the Order from Burgundy to the peripheries of medieval Europe, examining key topics s...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: withdrawal and engagement / Mette Birkedal Bruun and Emilia Jamroziak
- Part I. History: 1. Foundation and twelfth century / Martha G. Newman; 2. The Cistercian Order, 1200-1600 / Peter King; 3. The Cistercian Order since 1600 / Michael Casey
- Part II. Structure and Materiality: 4. Centres and peripheries / Emilia Jamroziak; 5. The Cistercian community / James France; 6. Constitutions and the General Chapter / Brian Patrick McGuire; 7. Nuns / Elizabeth Freeman; 8. Agriculture and economies / Constance Hoffman Berman; 9. Art / Diane J. Reilly; 10. Libraries and scriptoria / David N. Bell; 11. Cistercian architecture or architecture of the Cistercians? / Thomas Coomans
- Part III. Religious Mentality: 12. Bernard of Clairvaux: his first and greatest miracle was himself / Christopher Holdsworth; 13. Bernard of Clairvaux: work and self / M.B. Pranger; 14. Early Cistercian writers / E. Rozanne Elder; 15. The spiritual teaching of the early Cistercians / Bernard McGinn; 16. Cistercians in dialogue: bringing the world into the monastery / Wim Verbaal; 17. Preaching / Beverly Mayne Kienzle; 18. Liturgy / Nicolas Bell.