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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism - The Cluniac Tradition, c.900-1200 (Hardcover)
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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism - The Cluniac Tradition, c.900-1200 (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
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Silence and Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism explores the
rationales for religious silence in early medieval abbeys and the
use of nonverbal forms of communication among monks when rules of
silence forbade them from speaking. After examining the spiritual
benefits of personal silence as a form of protection against the
perils of sinful discourse in early monastic thought, this work
shows how the monks of the Abbey of Cluny (founded in 910 in
Burgundy) were the first to employ a silent language of
meaning-specific hand signs that allowed them to convey precise
information without recourse to spoken words. Scott Bruce discusses
the linguistic character of the Cluniac sign language, its central
role in the training of novices, the precautions taken to prevent
its abuse, and the widespread adoption of this custom in other
abbeys throughout Europe, which resulted in the creation of
regionally-specific idioms of this silent language.
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