Janet Burton, Julie Kerr

The Cistercians in the Middle Ages

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A full and comprehensive survey of the development of the Cistercian Order which emerged from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781843836674
• ISBN-10: 184383667X
• Artikelnr.: 33124379

Autorenporträt

Janet Burton, Julie Kerr

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reform and renewal The 'desert-place called Cîteaux' 'In
mountain valleys and plains': the spread of the Cistercian Order 'Lonely
wooded places': the Cistercians, their sites and their buildings Unity and
concord: the administration of the Order Ora et labora: daily life in the
cloister 'Angels of God': Cistercian spirituality Conversi, granges and the
Cistercian economy 'Lanterns shining in a dark place': the Cistercians and
the world Bibliography