IMC 2011: Sessions

Session 130: Cistercians Rich and Poor

Sponsor:	Cîteaux: commentarii cistercienses, Pontigny
Organiser:	Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny
Moderator/Chair:	Stefano Mula, Department of Italian, Middlebury College, Vermont
Paper 130-a	The Notions of Poverty and Wealth in the Writings of Caesarius of Heisterbach (Language: English) Victoria Smirnova, Department of Ancient Languages, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow Index terms: Monasticism, Religious Life, Sermons and Preaching
Paper 130-b	The Rich and Poor Experience of Cistercian Hospitality in Wales (Language: English) James Hadyn Jenkins, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University Index terms: Monasticism, Religious Life
Paper 130-c	The Welsh Cistercian Libraries: A Reappraisal (Language: English) David N. Bell, Department of Religious Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland Index terms: Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism, Religious Life
Abstract	The concepts of poverty and wealth in the exempla and sermons of Caesarius of Heisterbach open this session. St Benedict's advice on the care of pilgrims could be interpreted quite differently for different social classes visiting the guesthouse of a medieval Cistercian abbey in Wales, and Welsh manuscripts and libraries – often believed to be limited and poor – may be shown to demonstrate hidden riches.