The Cistercian Evolution : : The Invention of a Religious Order in Twelfth-Century Europe / / Constance Hoffman Berman.
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 l...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Middle Ages Series
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Table of Contents:
- 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