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Rhinoceros Bound : Cluny in the Tenth Century by Rosenwein, Barbara H. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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In the tenth century the great monastery at Cluny rose as a bulwark in the midst of social chaos. Within its walls emerged a model of restraint: the "rhinoceros bound." The author show how the instability of everyday life was replaced at Cluny with an interpretation of the Benedictine rule that stressed ritual, order, and lawfulness. In the tenth century the great monastery at Cluny rose as a bulwark in the midst of social chaos. Within its walls emerged a model of restraint: the "rhinoceros bound." The author show how the instability of everyday life was replaced at Cluny with an interpretation of the Benedictine rule that stressed ritual, order, and lawfulness.
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- Author
- Rosenwein, Barbara H.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812278309
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
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