Beyond Measure: The Poetics of the Image in Bernard of Clairvaux (Volume 279) (Cistercian Studies)

A study of the literary, philosophical, and theological strands densely interwoven through the writings of Bernard of Clairvaux. His apparent iconoclasm with respect to art, affectivity, and the humanity of Jesus is revealed as an alternative mystical aesthetic, congruent with his program for monastic reform--

• | Author: Isaac Slater OCSO
• | Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• | Publication Date: February 13, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 250 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0879072792
• | ISBN-13: 9780879072797