Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism The Cluniac Tradition, C. 900-1200 |
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| Author:
| Bruce, Scott G. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-12393-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys, and the use of sign language among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. It provides a full-length study of the silent language of hand signs employed by the monks of the Abbey of Cluny in France.
Explores the rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys, and the use of sign language among monks when rules of silence forbade them from speaking. It provides a full-length study of the silent language of hand signs employed by the monks of the Abbey of Cluny in France.