03809cam a2200661Ma 4500 ocn904789554 OCoLC 20200709060403.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 120709s2012 kyua ob 001 0 eng d 2012027736 IDEBK eng pn IDEBK OCLCO OCLCF YDXCP EBLCP OCLCQ P@U LTP COCUF OCLCQ K6U CCO PIFAG FVL N$T 966879952 1336192658 (electronic bk.) 9781336192652 (electronic bk.) 9780879077471 (electronic bk.) 0879077476 (electronic bk.) 9780879072469 (pbk.) 0879072466 1052583 (N$T) (OCoLC)904789554 (OCoLC)966879952 750551 MIL BX3451 .F73 2012eb REL 016000 bisacsh 271/.12 23 MAIN France, James. Separate but equal [electronic resource] : Cistercian lay brothers, 1120-1350 / by James France. Cistercian lay brothers, 1120-1350 Trappist, Ky. : Cistercian Publications ; Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, ©2012. 1 online resource (xxviii, 372 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cistercian studies series ; no. 246 Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-358) and index. Print version record. Who were the lay brothers? -- Manual labor of monks before the lay brothers -- Illiterati -- Barbati -- Two monasteries within the precincts of the monastery -- "Assigned to plows and mattocks" -- Separate but equal -- Vitae of lay brothers and lay brothers in vitae -- Virtues and vices -- The onslaught of demons -- Visions of the other world -- Not conversi but perversi -- Decline and near extinction. The institution of the lay brotherhood was not original to the Cistercians, but they developed it to its fullest extent. Although lay, the conversi were under the same vows as monks and represented a new form of religious life. While monks were bound to the recitation of the Divine Office, the lay brothers were dedicated to a life of toil and acted as the monks' auxiliaries. Their contribution to the spiritual and material life of the Cistercian Order was immense. By consideration of tales from the exemplum literature, evidence from general chapter statutes, and information on the architectural provisions made for the lay brothers in the abbey and on the outlying granges, this book puts flesh on the bare bones of a life directed by their own Usages. The book is richly illustrated with images from manuscripts, stained glass, and architectural sculpture. Added to collection customer.56279.3 - Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Cistercians. Cistercians. fast (OCoLC)fst00554661 Lay brothers. Brothers (Religious) Brothers (Religious) fast (OCoLC)fst00839670 Lay brothers. fast (OCoLC)fst00994449 RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 0879072466 (DLC) 2012027736 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1052583 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4546381 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis31120519 YBP Library Services YANK 13038277 Project MUSE MUSE muse54966 EBSCOhost EBSC 1052583 92 N$T 56391 56391