Dear Listmembers,
As part of an investigation into the reform of a fifteenth-century Spanish
Cistercian convent, I am trying to reach a fuller understanding of what role
enclosure did/didn't play in the Cisterican conceptualization of monasticism--
recognizing as well that the Cistericans had different attitudes initially
towards male and female models of monasticism. As I currently understand it,
claustration was often invoked as an ideal, but its application and
enforcementin the early days of the order seems somewhat uneven and I also
can't quite ascertain if it was equally expected of male and female monastics.
with thanks in advance,
Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt
History Dept., Cleveland State University
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