An infinity of little hours : five young men and their trial of faith in the western world's most austere monastic order /

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Author / Creator:Maguire, Nancy Klein, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Public Affairs, [2006]
©2006
Description:xii, 258 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10535387
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ISBN:9781586483272
1586483277
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Arrivals (July 1960-March 1961)
  • 2. The Order (1084-1965)
  • 3. Parkminster (1883-1965)
  • 4. Inside the Charterhouse (1960-1961)
  • 5. The Last Novice (1960-1961)
  • 6. The Novice Master (April 1961)
  • 7. The Long Walk (May 8, 1961)
  • 8. Alone (March 1962)
  • 9. Desire (Summer 1962)
  • 10. Profession (June 16-24, 1963)
  • 11. Monks Off Pitch (December 18 and 24-25, 1963)
  • 12. The Noonday Demon (April 1964)
  • 13. Outside the Walls (August 15, 1964)
  • 14. Perseverance (September 16-December 25, 1964)
  • 15. Togetherness and Warmth (December 25-26, 1964)
  • 16. Monks Disappearing (Winter 1965)
  • 17. Monks Dying (February 6, 1962; Fall 1965)
  • 18. Solemn Profession (September 29-October 6, 1965)
  • Epilogue: Later (October 6, 2005)
  • Dramatis Personae
  • A Note on the Sources
  • The Carthusian Horarium in the 1960s
  • Glossary of Religious and Monastic Terms
  • Index