The Cistercian evolution : the invention of a religious order in twelfth-century Europe /

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According to the received history, the Cistercian order was founded in Cîteaux, France, in 1098 by a group of Benedictine monks who wished for a stricter community. They sought a monastic life that called for extreme asceticism, rejection of feudal revenues, and manual labor for monks. Their third...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berman, Constance H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2000.
Colección:The Middle Ages series The Cistercian evolution
Temas:
Cistercians > France, Southern > History.
Cistercians
600-1500
Monasticism and religious orders > France, Southern > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Monasticism and religious orders > Middle Ages
Southern France
"Multi-User"
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Twelfth-Century Narratives and Cistercian Mythology
  • 2. Charters, "Primitive Documents," and Papal Confirmations
  • 3. From Cîteaux to the Invention of a Cistercian Order
  • 4. Charters, Patrons, and Communities
  • 5. Rewriting the History of Cistercians and Twelfth-Century Religious Reform
  • Appendix One: Chronological Summary
  • Appendix Two: "Primitive Documents" Manuscripts: Relevant Contents
  • Appendix Three: Southern-French Cistercian Abbeys by Province and Diocese
  • Appendix Four: Calixtus II Documents from 1119 and 1120
  • Appendix Five: Restored 1170 Letter from Alexander III
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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