The Oxford Handbook of Christian Monasticism /
Handbook of Christian monasticism Christian monasticism
edited by Bernice M. Kaczynski ; advisory editor, Thomas Sullivan.
- First edition.
- xix, 722 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Oxford Handbooks .
- Oxford handbooks. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Towards a new monastic history / Asceticism before monasticism: what the first monks owed to the early Christian churches / Holy men and women of the desert / The architecture of the ascetic body / The literature of early Eastern monasticism / The literature of early Western monasticism / Archaeological evidence for the study of early monasticism / Spirituality and prayer in the Eastern traditions / Monasticism in the Byzantine Empire / Monasteries, society, economy, and the state in the Byzantine Empire / Monasticism in the Oriental Orthodox churches / The archaeology of monastic households / Monasticism in early Ireland / The Benedictines / The Cistercians / The military orders: Templars and Hospitallers / The early Mendicants / Religious women: secular canonesses and Beguines / Observant reform in the late Middle Ages / Prayer / Musical and liturgical practice / Monastic art, sacred space, and the mediation of religious experience / Monastic narrative practices / Friendship, family, and community / Sickness and healing / Landscape, land use, and the environment / The dissolution of the monasteries: England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales / Monasticism in early modern France / Monasticism in early modern Germany / Monasticism in early modern Italy and Spain / Russian Orthodox monasticism from 988 to 1917 / Monasticism in the early modern Atlantic world / Monasticism in the United States / Monasticism in Latin America / Monasticism in Africa South of the Sahara / Christian monasticism in Asia / The Eastern traditions today: Greek Orthodox monasticism / The Eastern traditions today: Russian and Romanian Orthodox monasticism / The Protestant tradition / The Anglican tradition / The 'new monasticism' / Lectio Divina: opening to God's word / Monastic interreligious dialogue / Contemporary monasticism: challenges and opportunities / Bernice M. Kaczynski -- Richard Finn -- David Brakke -- Lynda L. Coon -- Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony -- Columba Stewart -- Stephen J. Davis -- Andrew Louth -- Peter Hatlie -- Kostis Smyrlis -- Samuel Rubenson -- Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom -- Westley Follett -- Scott G. Bruce -- Anne E. Lester -- Jochen Burgtorf -- Frances Andrews -- Sigrid Hirbodian -- Kathryne Beebe -- Rachel Fulton Brown -- James Grier -- Thomas E. A. Dale -- Katherine Allen Smith -- Julian P. Haseldine -- Peregrine Horden -- Richard Oram -- James G. Clark -- Daniel-Odon Hurel -- Edeltraud Klueting -- Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt -- Scott M. Kenworthy -- Dominique Deslandres -- Margaret M. McGuinness -- Bonar L. Hernández -- Catherine Higgs -- Matteo Nicolini-Zani -- Chrysostom Koutloumousianos -- Scott M. Kenworthy -- Inge Mager -- Adam D. McCoy -- Douglas E. Christie, Bernadette Flanagan -- Gregory J. Polan -- Fabrice Blée -- Michael Casey.
The Handbook takes as its subject the complex phenomenon of Christian monasticism. It addresses, for the first time in one volume, the multiple strands of Christian monastic practice. Forty-four essays consider historical and thematic aspects of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglican traditions, as well as contemporary 'new monasticism'. The essays in the book span a period of nearly two thousand years-from late ancient times, through the medieval and early modern eras, on to the present day. Taken together, they offer, not a narrative survey, but rather a map of the vast terrain. The intention of the Handbook is to provide a balance of some essential historical coverage with a representative sample of current thinking on monasticism. It presents the work of both academic and monastic authors, and the essays are best understood as a series of loosely-linked episodes, forming a long chain of enquiry, and allowing for various points of view. The authors are a diverse and international group, who bring a wide range of critical perspectives to bear on pertinent themes and issues. They indicate developing trends in their areas of specialisation. The individual contributions, and the volume as a whole, set out an agenda for the future direction of monastic studies. In today's world, where there is increasing interest in all world monasticisms, where scholars are adopting more capacious, global approaches to their investigations, and where monks and nuns are casting a fresh eye on their ancient traditions, this publication is especially timely.
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Monasticism and religious orders. Monasticism and religious orders.