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Rhinoceros Bound: Cluny in the Tenth Century

By Barbara H. Rosenwein

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781512806724
DOI
10.9783/9781512806724
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9603309 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2016
Pages
192\200
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 18:45:15

Description

In the tenth century the great monastery at Cluny rose as a bulwark in the midst of social chaos. Within its walls emerged a model of restraint: the "rhinoceros bound." The author show how the instability of everyday life was replaced at Cluny with an interpretation of the Benedictine rule that stressed ritual, order, and lawfulness. In the tenth century the great monastery at Cluny rose as a bulwark in the midst of social chaos. Within its walls emerged a model of restraint: the "rhinoceros bound." The author show how the instability of everyday life was replaced at Cluny with an interpretation of the Benedictine rule that stressed ritual, order, and lawfulness.

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