De modo meditandi vel contemplandi: A Pedagogical Treatise for Novices from Bury St. Edmunds in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 240

!828041784!This article presents the first study, edition, and modern English translation of a Latin treatise for novice Benedictine monks copied at the English monastery of Bury St. Edmunds in the fourteenth century in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 240. The treatise is comprised of two primary p...

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Published in:Journal of medieval religious cultures
Main Author: Riyeff, Jacob (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn State Univ. Press [2019]
In: Journal of medieval religious cultures
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B Psalms
B Apostles
B Meditation
B Monks
B Music manuscripts
B Monasteries
B Benedictine Order
B Treatises
B Exempla
B Prayer
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Summary:!828041784!This article presents the first study, edition, and modern English translation of a Latin treatise for novice Benedictine monks copied at the English monastery of Bury St. Edmunds in the fourteenth century in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 240. The treatise is comprised of two primary parts, the first describing a monastic program of meditation or contemplation to be followed throughout the day, the second discussing the benefits and nature of "the discipline" (the practice of flagellation) for curing a lack of devotion to monastic practice. The introduction and notes place the treatise within the larger context of the manuscript, of religious life and history in England and the West more generally, and of the treatise author's sources, monastic heritage, and a variety of traditional and innovative medieval genres. The text is finally placed in the context of newer historiography on late medieval English monasticism and the relationship of monastics to their lay associates.
ISSN:2153-9650
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medieval religious cultures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/jmedirelicult.45.2.0139