In these articles Professor McGuire explores the riches of the Cistercian exemplum tradition. These texts are made up of brief stories, often with a miraculous content, which provided moral support for novices and monks in Cistercian abbeys all over Europe in the High Middle Ages. The Cistercians have been seen mainly in terms of their great writers like Bernard of Clairvaux and the impressive buildings they left behind. But Cistercian literature also provides us with more humble insights from daily life, shedding light on questions of sexuality, anger, depression, and bonds of friendship, also between monks and nuns. They bring a freshness of insight and immediate experience, and their seeming naivety lets us be aware of monks' commitment to each other in individual and community bonds. In Cistercian storytelling, the Gospel's message meets an historical context and bears witness to a transformation of Christian life and idealism, while at the same time allowing us precious insights into how ordinary men and women, not just monks and nuns, lived and thought.
| ISBN: | 9780860788928 |
| Publication date: | 12th June 2002 |
| Author: | Brian Patrick McGuire |
| Publisher: | Variorum an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies |
| Genres: |
History of religion History and Archaeology European history |
In these articles Professor McGuire explores the riches of the Cistercian exemplum tradition. These texts are made up of brief stories, often with a miraculous content, which provided moral support for novices and monks in Cistercian abbeys all over Europe in the High Middle Ages. The Cistercians have been seen mainly in terms of their great writers like Bernard of Clairvaux and the impressive buildings they left behind. But Cistercian literature also provides us with more humble insights from daily life, shedding light on questions of sexuality, anger, depression, and bonds of friendship, also between monks and nuns. They bring a freshness of insight and immediate experience, and their seeming naivety lets us be aware of monks' commitment to each other in individual and community bonds. In Cistercian storytelling, the Gospel's message meets an historical context and bears witness to a transformation of Christian life and idealism, while at the same time allowing us precious insights into how ordinary men and women, not just monks and nuns, lived and thought.
Friendship and Faith: Cistercian Men, Women, and Their Stories, 1100-1250 features in the following genres: History of religion, History and Archaeology, European history
Friendship and Faith: Cistercian Men, Women, and Their Stories, 1100-1250 is available in Hardback
Friendship and Faith: Cistercian Men, Women, and Their Stories, 1100-1250 was written by Brian Patrick McGuire and published by Variorum an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Friendship and Faith: Cistercian Men, Women, and Their Stories, 1100-1250 has 360 pages
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