Silence and sign language in medieval monasticism : the Cluniac tradition c. 900-1200

Silence and sign language in medieval monasticism : the Cluniac tradition c. 900-1200 / Scott G. Bruce.

"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...

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Main Author: Bruce, Scott G. (Scott Gordon), 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 68.
Subjects:
Cluny (Benedictine abbey)
Monastic and religious life > France > Cluny > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Silence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Solitude > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sign language > France > Cluny.
Holy Cross Note:Deaf Catholic Archives
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