IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 1030: Cistercian Studies, IV: From Order to Congregation - The Legacy of the Portuguese Cistercian Monasteries
Wednesday 9 July 2014, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses |
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Organiser: | Ana M. Tavares Martins, Departamento de Engenharia Civil & Arquitectura, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã |
Moderator/Chair: | Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny |
Paper 1030-a | The Construction of a Portuguese Cistercian Territory: Architecture versus Territory - The Abbey of Alcobaça and Its Domains (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life |
Paper 1030-b | Cistercian Feminine Monasteries in Portugal as Spaces of Assertion and Power: From the Mystic Marriage to the Management of Everyday Life, Leisure, and Creativity (Language: English) Index terms: Monasticism, Religious Life, Women's Studies |
Abstract | The Cistercian Order was introduced in Portugal in the 12th century and its monasteries were from the beginning associated with the development of the nation and the objectives of occupation and administration of the territory. Their architectural legacy - the object of recoveries and rehabilitations evoking the ideals and the spirituality of the Cistercians - is a constant reminder of the importance of the Cistercian Order in Portugal. Order that originated a Congregation, that accompanied the first moments of the nationality, the maturation and the affirmation of a country, culminating with their extinction, but leaving their architectural legacy and memory alive. Paper -a: Paper -b: |