Meditation and prayer in the eleventh- and twelfth-century monastery : struggling towards God /

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This book explores the dimensions of medieval monastic meditation, prayer, and contemplation in the heyday of Benedictine and Cistercian spiritual writing, the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Mancia aims to answer the following questions: What did extra-liturgical prayer and meditation look like for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mancia, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2023]
Series:Spirituality and monasticism, east and west.
Subjects:
Benedictines > Spiritual life.
Cistercians > Spiritual life.
Anglican monasticism and religious orders > History > To 1500.
Meditation > History > To 1500.
Prayer > Anglican Church > History > To 1500.
RELIGION / Monasticism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. What were "meditation" and "prayer" in the medieval monastery?
  • 2. The journey to God through meditation and prayer according to eleventh- and twelfth-century monastic thinkers
  • 3. From theory to practice: the experience of monastic meditation and prayer in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
  • 4. Envisioning the invisible: the use of art in monastic meditation
  • Conclusion.

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