The Performance of Change: Symbolic enactments of reform and renewal in Medieval Western Monasticism

The Performance of Change: Symbolic enactments of reform and renewal in Medieval Western Monasticism Dresden, 9/1/2014   This workshop will contribute a new field in the study of medieval Western monasticism by focussing on the role of symbolic enactments of change in the context of reform. The notion of reform occupied a central place in medieval Western monasticism, as its members were encouraged to strive continuously for a more ‘authentic’ experience of the cenobitic ideal. Promoters of reform or renewal of the vita monastica or religiosa strived for […]