Silence and sign language in medieva...
Bruce, Scott G. (1967-)

 

  • Silence and sign language in medieval monasticism :the Cluniac tradition c. 900-1200 /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 419/.1
    書名/作者: Silence and sign language in medieval monasticism : : the Cluniac tradition c. 900-1200 // Scott G. Bruce.
    其他題名: Silence & Sign Language in Medieval Monasticism
    作者: Bruce, Scott G.
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
    附註: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
    標題: Monastic and religious life - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500. - France
    標題: Silence - Religious aspects
    標題: Solitude - Religious aspects
    標題: Sign language.
    ISBN: 9780511496417 (ebook)
    內容註: Introduction: the dormant language -- Uttering no human sound -- The training of the hand -- A silent commerce of signs -- Transmission and adaptation -- Continuity and criticism -- Conclusion.
    摘要、提要註: 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.
    電子資源: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511496417
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