IMC 2017: Sessions
Session 1124: Cistercians and the 'Other', II
Wednesday 5 July 2017, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses |
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Organiser: | Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny |
Moderator/Chair: | Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny |
Paper 1124-a | 'By carrying your burden, heal those you carry': Abbot as the Other in Bernard of Clairvaux's Letters (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Monasticism, Theology |
Paper 1124-b | The Other Cistercians: Scholastic Mysticism in the Libellus de Contemplatione of Master Hildebrand (Language: English) Index terms: Monasticism, Theology |
Paper 1124-c | Baldwin of Forde, Heresy, and 'Othering' the Schools (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Mentalities, Monasticism, Religious Life |
Abstract | Varying aspects of Cistercians and 'otherness' will be explored in this session: the sartorial differences between Cistercian nuns and other medieval women, the nature of Bernard of Clairvaux's leadership as male-otherness, and 'other Cistercians', namely the little known Master Hildebrand of Himmerod and his unique contribution to Cistercian spirituality. |