This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism's continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries. Using a country-specific analysis, the book highlights the monastic tradition and monastic establishments. It addresses gaps in the academic study of religion in Eastern European and Russian...
This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism's continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former So...
This volume has two foci: introducing a general history of Italo-Greek monasticism and honing in on its most typical representative, St Neilos. Part I is a thorough, primary-source, inter-disciplinary and critical examination of the history, theology, asceticism, hagiography and cultural-artistic traditions of Italo-Greek monasticism from the tenth century to the time of Cardinal Bessarion. The contributions exploring the hagiographical texts of the vitae of the Italo-Greek saints analyze aspects of the medieval way of life in southern Italy during this period. Part II is a rigorous,...
This volume has two foci: introducing a general history of Italo-Greek monasticism and honing in on its most typical representative, St Neilos. Part I...
