Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism: The Cluniac Tradition, C.900-1200
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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys and the use of nonverbal forms of communication among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. After examining the spiritual benefits of personal silence as a form of protection against the perils of sinful discourse in early monastic thought, this work shows how the monks of the Abbey of Cluny (founded in 910 in...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521123933
ISBN13:9780521123938
Release Date:January 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:228 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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