Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian Mystical Tradition

  • Brian Patrick McGuire

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    Abstract

    Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian mystical tradition; Bernard's hagiography, the Vita prima; Bernard, sharing with audience, perceptions of God's advent as the divine Word; Brothers of the New Monastery in 1098, less interest in the mystical; Medieval mystics and mystical traditions; Sensuous language of the Song, the Cistercians in pursuit of God's presence; Visions of the next world, as including Mary, special patron of all Cistercian houses
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Christian Mysticism
    EditorsJulia Lamm
    Place of PublicationChichester
    PublisherWiley-Blackwell
    Publication date2013
    Pages235-250
    ISBN (Print)978-144433286-5
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    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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