The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West: Volume 2 Volume 2: The High and Late Middle Ages

Monasticism, in all of its variations, was a feature of almost every landscape in the medieval West.  So ubiquitous were religious women and men throughout the Middle Ages that all medievalists encounter monasticism in their intellectual worlds.  While there is enormous interest in medieval monasticism among Anglophone scholars, language is often a barrier to accessing some of the most important and groundbreaking research emerging from Europe.  The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West offers a comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.  The essays, specially commissioned for this volume and written by an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, cover a range of topics and themes and represent the most up-to-date discoveries on this topic.

Part III. The long Twelfth Century: 34. Historiographical Approaches to Monasticism in Long Twelfth Century John van Engen; 35. Sources for Monasticism in the Long Twelfth Century Lauren Mancia; 36. Hermitism in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries Kathryn L. Jasper and John Howe; 37. Monastic Theologies c. 1050-1200 Constant J. Mews; 38. Monastic Preaching and the Sermon in Medieval Latin Christendom to the Twelfth Century Timothy M. Baker and Beverly Kienzle; 39. The Mass in Monastic Practice: Nuns and Ordained Monks, c. 400-1200 Fiona Griffiths; 40. Reclusion in the Middle Ages Paulette L'Hermite-Leclercq; 41. Similarities and Differences between Monks and Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century Ursula Vones-Liebenstein; 42. The Institutionalization of Religious Orders (12th-13th c.) Gert Melville; 43. Gender and Monastic Liturgy in the Latin West (High and Late Middle Ages) Gisela Muschiol; 44. Monastic Landscapes Hedwig Röckelein; 45. Later Monastic Economies Constance Berman; 46. Nobility and Monastic Patronage: The View from Outside the Monastery Jonathan Lyon; 47. The Medical Role of Monasteries in the Latin West, c. 1050-1300 Elma Brenner; 48. East-Central European Monasticism: Between East and West? Emilia Jamroziak; 49. Monasticism, Colonization and Ethnic Tension in Late Medieval Ireland Colmán Ó Clabaigh; Part IV. Forms of Monasticism in the Late Middle Ages: 50. Late Medieval Monasticism: Historiography and Prospects Elisabeth Lusset and Bert Roest; 51. Sources of Late Medieval Monasticism Cécile Caby; 52. Monastic Liturgy, 1100-1500: Continuity and Performance Susan Boynton; 53. Books and Libraries within Monasteries Eva Schlotheuber and John T. McQuillen; 54. Art in Monastic Churches of Western Europe from the Twelfth to the Fourteenth Century Stefanie Seeberg and Alexandra Gajewski; 55. Lay Brothers and Sisters in the High and Late Middle Ages Megan Cassidy-Welch; 56. Feminine Religious Life in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Cristina Andenna; 57. Striving For Religious Perfection in the Lay World of Northern Europe Alison More and Anneke Mulder-Bakker; 58. Monks and the Universities, c. 1200-1500 James Clark; 59. Bishops, Canon Law, and the Religious, c.1140-1350 Tristan Sharp; 60. Daily life in Late Medieval Monasteries Christian Knudsen; 61. Monastic preaching, c. 1350-1545 James Clark and Kate E. Bush; 62. Research on Monasticism in the German Tradition Sigrid Hirbodian; 63. Satirical Depictions of Monastic Life Sita Steckel; 64. A Crisis of Late Medieval Monasticism? Bert Roest

Alison Beach is Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University. She is author of The Trauma of Monastic Reform: Community and Conflict in Twelfth-Century Germany and Women as Scribes: Book Production and Monastic Reform in Twelfth-Century Bavaria.
Isabelle Cochelin is Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto. She is co-editor of several volumes, most recently From Learning to Love: Schools, Laws, and Pastoral Care in the Middle Ages.