num_pages: 571
description: FIRST EDITION(dated title page) 1988 Cistercian jumbo trade paperback, Brian Patrick McGuire (The Difficult Bernard of Clairvaux and His Tradition ). Human beings have always formed personal friendships. Some cultures have left behind the evidence of philosophical discussion; some have provided only private or semipublic letters. By comparing these, one discerns the effect exercised by the society in which the writers lived, its opportunities, and its restrictions. The cloistered monks of medieval Europe, who have bequeathed a rich literary legacy on the subject, have always had to take into account the overwhelming fact of community. - Amazon
language: English
title: Friendship and Community: The Monastic Experience, 350 1250
titlecomplete: Friendship and Community: The Monastic Experience, 350 1250
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Cistercian Pubns