Miles Christi: The Image of the Soldier in Bernard's Letters
The article focuses on notion of soldier of Christ which has roots in the Gospels and mentions cure of centurion's servant and mentions that service in Roman army is dishonorable. Topics discussed include soldier as metaphor occurred in letters of Bernard, relationship between signifier and sig...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cistercian Studies Quarterly
[2019]
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 381-395 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
MILITARY personnel
B Apocryphal Gospels B Jesus Christ B Metaphor B CENTURIONS (Roman officials) |
| Summary: | The article focuses on notion of soldier of Christ which has roots in the Gospels and mentions cure of centurion's servant and mentions that service in Roman army is dishonorable. Topics discussed include soldier as metaphor occurred in letters of Bernard, relationship between signifier and signified and typical monastic term for the world won by Jesus Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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