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050	0	0	_aBX 3402.2 _b.L44
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100	1		_aLekai, Louis Julius, _d1916-
245	1	4	_aThe Cistercians : _bideals and reality / _cLouis J. Lekai.
260			_a[Kent, Ohio] : _bKent State University Press, _cc1977.
264			_3©1977
300			_ax, 524 p., [16] leaves of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _btxt _atext
337			_2rdamedia _bn _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _bnc _avolume
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: p. 400-441.
520			_aA detailed history of the monastic order founded in 1098 at Citeaux and whose best known early figure was St. Bernard. Fr. Lekai's The White Monks of twenty-five years ago has been the standard account of the Order to date; the present volume, although similar in structure, is essentially a new work. Based on the latest research and a lifetime's study, it carries the history to Vatican II and after. Part I presents a chronological history of the Order from its beginning to the reforms of recent years. Part II discusses the Order's achievements in spirituality, learning, liturgical reform, art and architecture, as well as the importance of lay-brotherhood and nunneries. Especially noteworthy is the long chapter on Cistercian economics , which emphasizes the everyday experiences of the most representative abbeys rather than stressing the economic principles enunciated in the statutes of the Cistercian general chapters, as has been customary in previous studies.
610	2	0	_aCistercians.
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