{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-abbey-of-cluny-in-the-middle-ages-9789004470132","title":"A Companion to the Abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded in 910 by Duke William of Aquitaine, the abbey of Cluny rose to prominence in the eleventh century as the most influential and opulent center for monastic devotion in medieval Europe. While the twelfth century brought challenges, both internal and external, the Cluniacs showed remarkable adaptability in the changing religious climate of the high Middle Ages. Written by international experts representing a range of academic disciplines, the contributions to this volume examine the rich textual and material sources for Cluny’s history, offering not only a thorough introduction to the distinctive character of Cluniac monasticism in the Middle Ages, but also the lineaments of a detailed research agenda for the next generation of historians.    Contributors are: Isabelle Rosé, Steven Vanderputten, Marc Saurette, Denyse Riche, Susan Boynton, Anne Baud, Sébastien Barret, Robert Berkhofer III, Isabelle Cochelin, Michael Hänchen, Gert Melville, Eliana Magnani, Constance B. Bouchard, Benjamin Pohl, and Scott G. Bruce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Illustrations  Abbreviations  Notes on Contributors    Introduction   Steven Vanderputten and Scott G. Bruce  PART 1: A Brief History of Cluny and Cluniac Monasticism    1 Tenth-Century Cluny   Isabelle Rosé  2 The Emergence of the Ecclesia Cluniacensis   Steven Vanderputten  3 Challenges of the Twelfth Century   Marc Saurette  4 Cluny in the Later Middle Ages and Beyond   Denyse Riche    PART 2: Cluniac Identities    5 Imagining Early Cluny in Abbatial Biographies   Steven Vanderputten  6 Shaping Cluniac Devotion   Susan Boynton  7 Archaeology and the Abbey of Cluny   Anne Baud  8 Shaping Cluniac Memory   Sébastien Barret    PART 3: The Cares of the Cloister    9 Abbatial Lordship   Robert F. Berkhofer III  10 Discipline and the Problem of Cluny’s Customaries   Isabelle Cochelin  11 The General Chapter and Cluniac Legislation   Michael Hänchen and Gert Melville  12 Cluny and Religious Women   Eliana Magnani    PART 4: Beyond the Cloister    13 Cluny and Lay Patronage   Constance B. Bouchard  14 The Problem of Cluniac Exemption   Benjamin Pohl  15 Cluny and the Crusades   Scott G. Bruce  16 The Relics of Cluny   Scott G. Bruce    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210828669271,"sku":"9789004470132","price":185.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-abbey-of-cluny-in-the-middle-ages-9789004470132","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}