LEADER 04013cam 2200529 i 4500001 on1144467705 003 OCoLC 005 20201220141921.6 008 200601s2020 pauab b 001 0 eng 010 2020020775 020 9780812252583 020 0812252586 |qhardcover 035 (Sirsi) o1144467705 035 (OCoLC)1144467705 040 PU/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dOCLCA |dISS |dYDX |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 050 00 BX3402.3 |b.N49 2020 082 00 271/.1202 |223 100 1 Newman, Martha G., |d1958- |eauthor. |=^A1413089 245 10 Cistercian stories for nuns and monks : |bthe sacramental imagination of Engelhard of Langheim / |cMartha G. Newman. 264 1 Philadelphia : |bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, |c[2020] 300 x, 302 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Middle Ages series 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "This investigation of Engelhard of Langheim's writings lies at the intersection of intellectual and social history, and it combines historical methods with the theoretical interventions encouraged by the field of religious studies. Since Engelhard's compositions have not been fully edited, the medievalist's tasks of manuscript transcription, translation, and analysis form the foundation for this study. This close reading of Engelhard's texts identifies the liturgical and biblical resonances in his language, examines the gendered aspects of his expressions, and compares his stories to those of his Cistercian contemporaries. Furthermore, Newman locates Engelhard's sacramental spirituality within his monastic environment, unearthing his networks of friends and patrons, and exploring his reactions to the social and intellectual changes of his period. Through this process of comparison and contextualization, her work considers the place of the sacraments within Cistercian life as well as investigating monastic conceptions of sight and vision, the role of Mary in Cistercian devotion, and aspects of everyday life that are seldom accessible. Finally, Newman employs theories of reader reception and cognitive blending to analyze how the nuns of Wechterswinkel may have received Engelhard's text, and she draws on insights from anthropology and cognitive science that illuminate how people learn to believe. This study engages with conversations within the field of religious studies that trace the genealogy of religion, and it suggests the importance of understanding conceptions of faith in the period before the Reformation. By uncovering a religiosity of late twelfth-century nuns and monks that is seldom visible, this book explores the processes of imagination and practice that make conceptions of the unseen and the transcendent seem real"-- |cProvided by publisher. 600 00 Engelhard, |cof Langheim, |dapproximately 1140 - approximately 1210. |=^A1414759 610 20 Cistercians |zGermany |xHistory |yTo 1500. |=^A288543 610 20 Cistercians |xSpiritual life |xHistory |yTo 1500. |=^A288543 610 27 Cistercians. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00554661 |?UNAUTHORIZED 650 0 Cistercian nuns |xSpiritual life |xHistory |yTo 1500. |=^A52774 650 0 Monastic and religious life |zGermany |xHistory |yMiddle Ages, 600-1500. |=^A34923 650 7 Monastic and religious life |xMiddle Ages. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907091 650 7 Spiritual life. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01130100 651 7 Germany. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01210272 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 To 1500 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 Middle Ages series. |=^A511997 949 Order on Demand |wASIS |hJOYNER219 960 |o1 |s59.95 |uJREL |zUSD 961 |fDMD |m138099 596 1 998 5543702