Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-230) and indexes.
Introduction : Reform and renewal -- The 'desert-place called Cîteaux' -- 'In mountain valleys and plains' : the spread of the Cistercian order -- 'Lonely wooded places' : the Cistercians, their sites and their buildings -- Unity and concord : the administration of the order -- "Ora et labora" : daily life in the cloister -- 'Angels of God' : Cistercian spirituality -- "Conversi," granges and the Cistercian economy -- 'Lanterns shining in a dark place' : the Cistercians and the world