No Society is an Island: Skriduklaustur Monastery and the Fringes of Monasticism
The prevailing view has long been that the monastic houses operating in medieval Iceland functioned somewhat differently than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe. The results of an archaeological investigation of the ruins of the Augustinian monastery of Skriduklaustur in East Iceland (1493-1554)...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2015]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 4, Pages: 153-172 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | The prevailing view has long been that the monastic houses operating in medieval Iceland functioned somewhat differently than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe. The results of an archaeological investigation of the ruins of the Augustinian monastery of Skriduklaustur in East Iceland (1493-1554) show how the objectives of monasticism appeared in the buildings and artefacts uncovered. The investigation reveals how social systems can cross borders without necessitating fundamental change apart from that triggered by the constant process of hybridization. No less importantly, the results from the Skriduklaustur monastic site demonstrate that cloistral institutions, wherever they operated, should by no means be observed as a passive element of monasticism. Rather, they should be approached as interactive participants in developments across regions and time. |
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| ISSN: | 2034-3523 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.5.109885 |