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- Title
Cistercian Storytelling-- A Living Tradition: Surprises in the World of Research.
- Authors
McGuire, Brian Patrick
- Abstract
Discusses the development of the storytelling tradition in the Cistercian Order during the early period. Outline of the early background and an impression of some of the new work being done to delve more deeply into the development of the 'exemplum' in Cistercian literature; Clear gap between the knowledge of scholars about the Cistercian storytelling revolution and the awareness of many monks and nuns about the richness of their tradition; Implications on Cistercian studies.
- Subjects
STORYTELLING; ORAL interpretation; LITERATURE; CISTERCIAN nuns; MONKS; MONASTICISM &; religious orders
- Publication
Cistercian Studies Quarterly, 2004, Vol 39, Issue 3, p281
- ISSN
1062-6549
- Publication type
Article