LEADER 04771nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910452750203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-6811-6 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801468117 035 $a(CKB)2550000001039629 035 $a(OCoLC)840583228 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10685106 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860512 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11429708 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860512 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10898174 035 $a(PQKB)10632230 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001504812 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138462 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28959 035 $a(DE-B1597)478668 035 $a(OCoLC)979740590 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801468117 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138462 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10685106 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681742 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001039629 100 $a20121002d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMonastic reform as process$b[electronic resource] $erealities and representations in medieval Flanders, 900-1100 /$fSteven Vanderputten 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-50460-1 311 $a0-8014-5171-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Corporate Memories of Reform -- $t2. The "Failed" Reforms of the Tenth Century -- $t3. The "Dark Age" of Flemish Monasticism -- $t4. Introducing the New Monasticism -- $t5. Processes of Reformist Government -- $t6. Shaping Reformed Identities -- $t7. The "Waning" of Reformed Monasticism -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix A: Overview of the Leadership of Benedictine Monasteries in Flanders Reformed in the Tenth and Early Eleventh Centuries between c. 900 and c. 1120 -- $tAppendix B: Booklist of the Abbey of Marchiennes, c. 1025-1050 -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe history of monastic institutions in the Middle Ages may at first appear remarkably uniform and predictable. Medieval commentators and modern scholars have observed how monasteries of the tenth to early twelfth centuries experienced long periods of stasis alternating with bursts of rapid development known as reforms. Charismatic leaders by sheer force of will, and by assiduously recruiting the support of the ecclesiastical and lay elites, pushed monasticism forward toward reform, remediating the inevitable decline of discipline and government in these institutions. A lack of concrete information on what happened at individual monasteries is not regarded as a significant problem, as long as there is the possibility to reconstruct the reformers' 'program.'' While this general picture makes for a compelling narrative, it doesn't necessarily hold up when one looks closely at the history of specific institutions.In Monastic Reform as Process, Steven Vanderputten puts the history of monastic reform to the test by examining the evidence from seven monasteries in Flanders, one of the wealthiest principalities of northwestern Europe, between 900 and 1100. He finds that the reform of a monastery should be studied not as an "exogenous shock" but as an intentional blending of reformist ideals with existing structures and traditions. He also shows that reformist government was cumulative in nature, and many of the individual achievements and initiatives of reformist abbots were only possible because they built upon previous achievements. Rather than looking at reforms as "flashpoint events," we need to view them as processes worthy of study in their own right. Deeply researched and carefully argued, Monastic Reform as Process will be essential reading for scholars working on the history of monasteries more broadly as well as those studying the phenomenon of reform throughout history. 606 $aMonasticism and religious orders$zFrance$zFlanders$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 606 $aMonasticism and religious orders$zBelgium$zFlanders$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 607 $aFlanders (France)$xChurch history 607 $aFlanders (Belgium)$xChurch history 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMonasticism and religious orders$xHistory 615 0$aMonasticism and religious orders$xHistory 676 $a271.009493/109021 700 $aVanderputten$b Steven$01029209 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452750203321 996 $aMonastic reform as process$92445493 997 $aUNINA