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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Preface XI
- Abbreviations XIII
- Introduction 1
- I. The Spirituality of Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century 22
- II. The Cistercian Conception of Community 59
- III. Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual? 82
- IV. Jesus as Mother and Abbot as Mother: Some Themes in Twelfth-Century Cistercian Writing 110
- V. Women Mystics in the Thirteenth Century: The Case of the Nuns of Helfta 170
- Epilogue 263
- Appendix: Monastic and Canonical Treatises of Practical Spiritual Advice 267
- General Index 271
- Index of Secondary Authors 276
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Preface XI
- Abbreviations XIII
- Introduction 1
- I. The Spirituality of Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century 22
- II. The Cistercian Conception of Community 59
- III. Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual? 82
- IV. Jesus as Mother and Abbot as Mother: Some Themes in Twelfth-Century Cistercian Writing 110
- V. Women Mystics in the Thirteenth Century: The Case of the Nuns of Helfta 170
- Epilogue 263
- Appendix: Monastic and Canonical Treatises of Practical Spiritual Advice 267
- General Index 271
- Index of Secondary Authors 276