The Cistercian order in medieval Europe, 1090-1500 /
"Offers an accessible and engaging history of the Order from its beginnings in the twelfth century through to the early sixteenth century. Unlike most other existing volumes on this subject it gives a nuanced analysis of the late medieval Cistercian experience as well as the early years of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2013
London : 2013 London ; New York : 2013 |
| Series: | Medieval world
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Table of Contents:
- Origins: ideas, myths and interpretations
- The first multinational? How the Cistercian order spread across Europe
- Cistercian communities and the lay world
- Cistercian nuns: the role of women in order
- Visual culture of Cistercian communities
- Visual culture of Cistercian communities
- Economy: not just sheep and grain
- Intellectual horizons: writing, preaching and Cistercian spirituality
- Was there a crisis of the Cistercian order in the later Middle Ages?
- Origins: ideas, myths and interpretations
- The first multinational? How the Cistercian order spread across Europe
- Cistercian communities and the lay world
- Cistercian nuns: the role of women in the order
- Visual culture of Cistercian communities
- Economy: not just sheep and grain
- Intellectual horizons: writing, preaching and Cistercian spirituality
- Was there a crisis of the Cistercian Order in the later Middle Ages?