Cistercians in the Middle Ages Burton Janet
Cistercians in the Middle Ages Burton Janet The Cistercians (White Monks) were the most successful monastic experiment to emerge from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh…
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Cistercians in the Middle Ages Burton Janet
The Cistercians (White Monks) were the most successful monastic experiment to emerge from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. They sought to return to a simple form of monastic life, as set down in the Rule of St Benedict, and preferred rural locations "far from the haunts of men." But, as recent research has shown, they were by no means isolated from society but influenced, and were influenced by, the world around them; they moved with the times. By around 1150 they had established houses the length and breadth of Western Christendom and were internationally renowned.
The book addresses current debates This book seeks to explore the phenomenon that was the Cistercian Order, drawing on recent research from various disciplines to consider what it was that made the Cistercians distinctive and how they responded to developments.
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