Monasteries and Villages: Rural Economy and Religious Interdependency in Late Antique Palestine

Monasticism played a significant role in the Late Antique economy of the Holy Land, as it did in neighboring regions, a role that can be traced both in hagiography and in archaeology. Though holy men settled in secluded monasteries in the desert of the Holy City, most of the monks of Palestine were...

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Authors: Ashkenazi, Yaʿaḳov (Author) ; Aviʿam, Mordekhai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-133
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Further subjects:B Monasticism late antiquity rural economy monastic landscapes holy man
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)