UID:
almahu_9949701095002882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004499232
,
9789004470132
Series Statement:
Brill's Companions to European History ; 27
Content:
Founded in 910 by Duke William of Aquitaine, the abbey of Cluny rose to prominence in the eleventh century as the most influential and opulent center for monastic devotion in medieval Europe. While the twelfth century brought challenges, both internal and external, the Cluniacs showed remarkable adaptability in the changing religious climate of the high Middle Ages. Written by international experts representing a range of academic disciplines, the contributions to this volume examine the rich textual and material sources for Cluny's history, offering not only a thorough introduction to the distinctive character of Cluniac monasticism in the Middle Ages, but also the lineaments of a detailed research agenda for the next generation of historians. Contributors are: Isabelle Rosé, Steven Vanderputten, Marc Saurette, Denyse Riche, Susan Boynton, Anne Baud, Sébastien Barret, Robert Berkhofer III, Isabelle Cochelin, Michael Hänchen, Gert Melville, Eliana Magnani, Constance Bouchard, Benjamin Pohl, and Scott G. Bruce.
Note:
Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Steven Vanderputten and Scott G. Bruce -- PART 1: A Brief History of Cluny and Cluniac Monasticism -- 1 Tenth-Century Cluny -- Isabelle Rosé -- 2 The Emergence of the Ecclesia Cluniacensis -- Steven Vanderputten -- 3 Challenges of the Twelfth Century -- Marc Saurette -- 4 Cluny in the Later Middle Ages and Beyond -- Denyse Riche -- PART 2: Cluniac Identities -- 5 Imagining Early Cluny in Abbatial Biographies -- Steven Vanderputten -- 6 Shaping Cluniac Devotion -- Susan Boynton -- 7 Archaeology and the Abbey of Cluny -- Anne Baud -- 8 Shaping Cluniac Memory -- Sébastien Barret -- PART 3: The Cares of the Cloister -- 9 Abbatial Lordship -- Robert F. Berkhofer III -- 10 Discipline and the Problem of Cluny's Customaries -- Isabelle Cochelin -- 11 The General Chapter and Cluniac Legislation -- Michael Hänchen and Gert Melville -- 12 Cluny and Religious Women -- Eliana Magnani -- PART 4: Beyond the Cloister -- 13 Cluny and Lay Patronage -- Constance B. Bouchard -- 14 The Problem of Cluniac Exemption -- Benjamin Pohl -- 15 Cluny and the Crusades -- Scott G. Bruce -- 16 The Relics of Cluny -- Scott G. Bruce -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: A Companion to the Abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2022 ISBN 9789004470132
Language:
English
