Monastic Reading in the Cistercian Visionary Texts of the Thirteenth Century
The article focuses on the nature and function of monastic reading in thirteenth-century Cistercian visionary texts, emphasizing reading as a sacred, embodied, and contemplative practice rather than a purely practical skill. Topics include the coexistence of silent and aloud reading in monastic life...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2025, Volume: 60, Issue: 4, Pages: 401-412 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Narratives B Spiritual Life B MONASTICISM & religious orders B Cistercians |
| Summary: | The article focuses on the nature and function of monastic reading in thirteenth-century Cistercian visionary texts, emphasizing reading as a sacred, embodied, and contemplative practice rather than a purely practical skill. Topics include the coexistence of silent and aloud reading in monastic life, the sensory and spiritual dimensions of lectio within Cistercian spirituality, and the use of visionary and narrative sources—especially Richalm of Schöntal's Liber revelationum. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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