The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West

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Monasticism, in all of its variations, was a feature of almost every landscape in the medieval West. So ubiquitous were religious women and men throughout the Middle Ages that all medievalists encounter monasticism in their intellectual worlds. While there is enormous interest in medieval monasticism among Anglophone scholars, language is often a barrier to accessing some of the most important and groundbreaking research emerging from Europe. The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West offers a comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. The essays, specially commissioned for this volume and written by an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, cover a range of topics and themes and represent the most up-to-date discoveries on this topic. Contents List of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. General Introduction Beach A., Cochelin I. Part I. THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIAN MONASTICISM TO THE EIGHTH CENTURY 2. The Monastic Laboratory: Perspectives of Research in Late Antique and Early Medieval Monasticism Diem A., Rapp C. 3. Re-Reading Monastic Traditions: Monks and Nuns, East and West, from the Origins to c. 750 Helvétius A.-M. 4. The Archaeology of the Earliest Monasteries Brooks Hedstrom D., Dey H. 5. Egyptian Nuns in Late Antiquity as Exemplars Chiara Giorda M. 6. Psalmody and Prayer in Early Monasticism Jeffery P. 7. Heterodoxy and Monasticism around the Mediterranean Sea Brakke D. 8. The Invention of Western Monastic Literature: Texts and Communities Alciati R. 9. Monastic Rules (Fourth to Ninth Century) Diem A., Rousseau Ph. 10. Social Plurality and Monastic Diversity in Late Antique Hispania (Sixth to Eighth Century) Díaz P. 11. Female House Ascetics from the Fourth to the Twelfth Century Magnani E. 12. The Archaeology of the Earliest Monasteries in Italy and France (Second Half of the Fourth Century to the Eighth Century) Bully S., Destefanis E. 13. Nuns and Monks at Work: Equality or Distinction between the Sexes? A Study of Frankish Monasteries from the Sixth to the Tenth Century Réal I. 14. Ascetic Prayer for the Dead in the Early Medieval West Blennemann G. 15. Monastic Identity in Early Medieval Ireland Bitel L. 16. Constructing Monastic Space in the Early and Central Medieval West (Fifth to Twelfth Century) Lauwers M. 17. The Economy of Byzantine Monasteries Kaplan M. Part II. THE CAROLINGIANS TO THE ELEVENTH CENTURY 18. The Historiography of Central Medieval Western Monasticism Lifshitz F. 19. Sources for the History of Monasticism in the Central Middle Ages (c. 800-1100) Bruce S. 20. Questions of Monastic Identity in Medieval Southern Italy and Sicily (c. 500-1200) Ramseyer V. 21. Discerning “Reform” in Monastic Liturgy (c. 750-1050) Billett J. 22. Monasticism, Reform, and Authority in the Carolingian Era Kramer R. 23. Carolingian Monastic Schools and Reform Contreni J. 24. Monastic Economics in the Carolingian Age Devroey J.-P. 25. Missions on the Northern and Eastern Frontiers, c. 700-1100 Raaijmakers J. 26. Minsters and Monasticism in Anglo-Saxon England Jones Ch. 27. Monastic Art and Architecture, c. 700-1100: Material and Immaterial Worlds Cohen A. 28. Monastic Daily Life (c. 750-1100): A Tight Community Shielded by an Outer Court Cochelin I. 29. The Double Monastery as a Historiographical Problem (Fourth to Twelfth Century) Beach A., Juganaru A. 30. Interactions between Monks and the Lay Nobility (from the Carolingian Era through the Eleventh Century) Rosé I. 31. Monastic Reform from the Tenth to the Early Twelfth Century Vanderputten S. 32. Monastic Canon Law in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries Rolker Ch. 33. Eastern Influence on Western Monasticism, 850-1050 Howe J. Part III. THE LONG TWELFTH CENTURY 34. Historiographical Approaches to Monasticism in the Long Twelfth Century Van Engen J. 35. Sources for Monasticism in the Long Twelfth Century Mancia L. 36. Hermitism in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries Jasper K., Howe J. 37. Monastic Theologies, c. 1050-1200 Mews C. 38. Monastic Preaching and the Sermon in Medieval Latin Christendom to the Twelfth Century Baker T., Kienzle B. 39. The Mass in Monastic Practice: Nuns and Ordained Monks, c. 400-1200 Griffiths F. 40. Reclusion in the Middle Ages L’Hermite-Leclercq P. 41. Similarities and Differences between Monks and Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century Vones-Liebenstein U. 42. The Institutionalization of Religious Orders (Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries) Melville G. 43. Gender and Monastic Liturgy in the Latin West (High and Late Middle Ages) Muschiol G. 44. Monastic Landscapes Röckelein H. 45. Later Monastic Economies Berman C. 46. Nobility and Monastic Patronage: The View from Outside the Monastery Lyon J. 47. The Medical Role of Monasteries in the Latin West, c. 1050-1300 Brenner E. 48. East-Central European Monasticism: Between East and West? Jamroziak E. 49. Monasticism, Colonization, and Ethnic Tension in Late Medieval Ireland Ó Clabaigh C. Part IV. FORMS OF MONASTICISM IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES 50. Late Medieval Monasticism: Historiography and Prospects Lusset E., Roest B. 51. Sources of Late Medieval Monasticism Caby C. 52. Monastic Liturgy, 1100-1500: Continuity and Performance Boynton S. 53. Books and Libraries within Monasteries Schlotheuber E., McQuillen J. 54. Art in Monastic Churches of Western Europe from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century Gajewski A., Seeberg St. 55. Lay Brothers and Sisters in the High and Late Middle Ages Cassidy-Welch M. 56. Female Religious Life in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Andenna C. 57. Striving for Religious Perfection in the Lay World of Northern Europe More A., Mulder-Bakker A. 58. Monks and the Universities, c. 1200-1500 Clark J. 59. Bishops, Canon Law, and the Religious, c. 1140-1350 Sharp T. 60. Daily Life in Late Medieval Monasteries Knudsen Ch. 61. Monastic Preaching, c. 1350-1545 Clark J., Bush K. 62. Research on Monasticism in the German Tradition Hirbodian S. 63. Satirical Depictions of Monastic Life Steckel S. 64. A Crisis of Late Medieval Monasticism? Roest B. Index