The Cambridge Companion to the Cistercian Order (Cambridge Companions to Religion)

Cambridge University Press, 11/22/2012
EAN 9780521171847, ISBN10: 0521171849

Paperback, 340 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Language: English

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 such as convents, liturgy, art, agriculture, spiritual life and education, providing an insight into Bernard of Clairvaux's life, work and sense of self, as well as the lives of other key Cistercian figures. This Companion offers an accessible synthesis of contemporary scholarship on the Order's interaction with the extramural world and its participation in, and contribution to, the cultural, economical and political climate of medieval Europe and beyond. The discussion contributes to the history of religious orders, and will be useful to those studying the twelfth-century renaissance, the apostolic movement and the role of religious life in medieval society.

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. Cistercian centres and peripheries Emilia Jamroziak
5. The Cistercian community James France
6. Cistercian constitutions and the General Chapter Brian Patrick McGuire
7. Cistercian nuns Elizabeth Freeman
8. Cistercian agriculture and economies Constance Hoffman Berman
9. Cistercian art Diane J. Reilly
10. Cistercian 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. Cistercian preaching Beverly Mayne Kienzle
18. Cistercian liturgy Nicolas Bell.