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Medieval Christianity: Mystics & Religious

An overview of resources available on Medieval Christianity at Yale Library.

History of Christian Mysticism Series

The Growth of Mysticism: Gregory the Great through the 12th Century by Bernard McGinn A history of early medieval mysticism when monasticism was the dominant religious and educational institution of the new post-Roman world. It brings to life such visionaries as Gregory the Great, John Scottus, Bernard of Clairvaux, and many others.
The Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism (1200-1350) by Bernard McGinn Documents the spirited dialogue between men and women that made possible the richness of mysticism in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Varieties of Vernacular Mysticism, 1350-1550 by Bernard McGinn Covers the history of spirituality of the late medieval period in Europe.

Monastic Rules

A Companion to Medieval Rules and Customaries (Online) by Krijn Pansters (Editor) Offers an introduction to the rules and customaries of the main religious orders in medieval Europe: Benedictine, Cistercian, Carthusian, Augustinian, Premonstratensian, Templar, Hospitaller, Teutonic, Dominican, Franciscan, and Carmelite.
The Old English Rule of Saint Benedict by Æthelwold; Jacob Riyeff (Translator)
The Rule of Saint Benedict by Benedict of Benedict of Nursia; Bruce L. Venarde (Edited and Translated by) This new Latin-English edition has features of interest for first-time readers of the Rule as well as for scholars of medieval history and language.
Rule of St Augustine by Cistercian Shorter and less detailed than the Rule of Benedict, the Rule of Augustine guides communities formed for the active ministry. Both masculine and feminine versions are translated here.

Mysticism

The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism by Bernard McGinn An anthology of over one hundred selections that spans all of Christian history but includes the medieval period.
Christian Spirituality: High Middle Ages and Reformation by Jill Raitt; John Meyendorff; Bernard McGinn
Christian Spirituality: Origins to the Twelfth Century by Bernard McGinn (Editor); John Meyendorff (Editor)
Introduction to the Medieval Mystics of Europe by Paul E. Szarmach (Editor) An introduction to the most famous mystics in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Women Religious

Body and Soul: Essays on Medieval Women and Mysticism by Elizabeth Alvilda Petroff Examines the writings of medieval women mystics from England, France, Germany, Italy, and the Low Countries, providing close readings of a number of important texts from the viewpoint of different literary theories.
Flesh Made Word: Medieval Women Mystics, Writing, and the Incarnation (Online) by Emily A. Holmes Displays how medieval women writers expanded traditional theology through the incarnational practice of writing. Holmes draws inspiration for feminist theology from the writings of these medieval women mystics as well as French feminist philosophers of écriture féminine.
Maps of Flesh and Light: The Religious Experience of Medieval Women Mystics by Ulrike Wiethaus (Editor) This work offers interdisciplinary perspectives by women scholars on the diverse cultural contributions of medieval women mystics.
Proving Woman: Female Spirituality and Inquisitional Culture in the Later Middle Ages (Online) by Dyan Elliott While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, Proving Woman brings these two avenues of inquiry together by associating the downward trajectory of holy women with medieval society's progressive reliance on the inquisitional procedure.

Monasticism

The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West (2 vols.)-Online by Alison Beach (Editor); Isabelle Cochelin (Editor) A comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.
Medieval Monasteries (Online) by J. Patrick Greene This book provides an account of the archaeology of medieval monastic houses throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages by C. H. Lawrence Hugh Lawrence's book ranges right across Europe and the Middle East as well as reconstructing the internal life, experience and aims of the medieval cloister, he also explores the many-sided relationships between the monasteries and the secular world from which they drew recruits.
The World of Medieval Monasticism by Gert Melville; James D. Mixson (Translator); Giles Constable (Foreword by) Surveys the full panorama of ten centuries of Christian monastic life. Presents the history of religious life and its orders as a complex braid woven from multiple strands: individual and community, spirit and institution, rule and custom, church and world.

Other Case Studies

The Benedictines in the Middle Ages by James G. Clark A survey of the origins, development, and influence of the most important monastic order in the middle ages.
The Cambridge Companion to Bede by Scott DeGregorio (Editor) A key introductory guide to Bede, his writings, and his world. The first part of the volume focuses on Bede's cultural and intellectual milieu. The book then considers Bede's writing in detail, treating his educational, exegetical and historical works.
Studies in Carthusian Monasticism in the Late Middle Ages by Julian M. Luxford (Editor) Focuses on aspects of Carthusian history and culture of the later Middle Ages, a period of growth and vitality within the order.
Pilgrimage to Heaven: Eschatology and Monastic Spirituality in Early Medieval Ireland by Katja Ritari This book focuses on the expectation of the Judgment and the afterlife in early medieval Irish monastic spirituality.