IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1222: Cistercians and Archives: Relations with the Wider World
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses |
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Organiser: | Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny |
Moderator/Chair: | David N. Bell, Department of Religious Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Paper 1222-a | Scribes of Fountains Abbey (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Monasticism, Religious Life |
Paper 1222-b | The Political Use of the Cistercians by King John (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Monasticism, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
Paper 1222-c | Stanley Abbey's Home Grange (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Archives and Sources, Economics - Rural, Monasticism |
Abstract | These presentations draw on material from archival sources to demonstrate how new conclusions may be drawn from applying the information gained from the documents to the site and then to a wider context. How did scriptoria function and what can be learned about their relationships with other abbeys? How do political stereotypes arise, and power be wielded to enhance or destroy an abbey? How can archaeological and documentary evidence be combined to explore the development, extent, and land-use pattern of a home grange, allowing analysis of the relationship between the monks and secular society? |