medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
i "accidentally" came across a non-academic discussion of "Information
Hoarders"
http://www.salon.com/2012/04/25/information_hoarders_salpart/?source=newsletter
which happened to contain this interesting Factoid:
"Taking notes during sermons started in the Middle Ages. The work of a great
sermonist like Bernard of Clairvaux survived because he would plant a
secretary in the audience to take notes while he preached. Bernard would
finalize his sermon based on these notes and release it for 'publication' by
copying."
does anyone know where i might find a serious discussion of Bernie's methods
for putting together the final, "published" versions of his sermons?
i suppose that the subject might be discussed somewhere in Jean Leclercq's
"Recueil d’études sur Saint Bernard et ses ecrits" (Rome: Edizioni di
Storia e letterature, 1962)?
or not?
or where?
specifically, the historian of the 2nd Crusade, Odo of Deuil, says that Bernie
preached a sermon on the third day of the great council which Louis VII
assembled in February of 1147 at Etampes, at which Suger was designated to be
Regent during the king's absence in the East. (Odo also tells us that the
council began on "Circumdederunt Me Sunday.")
i am trying --with no success, as yet-- to identify what the subject of that
sermon might have been.
i can't seem to find a pre-lent sermon which fits in with the Mare's Nest i am
trying to construct, so i'm reluctantly coming around to the opinion that this
particular sermon was never "published."
being severely Sermoniacally Challenged, any thoughts on how i might go about
solving this little Conundrum would be greatly appreciated.
c
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