Translation and opportunity: Byzantine monastic studies since ca. 1990
While monks were integral parts of the long-lasting Byzantine world, Byzantine monasticism and its study can be relatively obscure to nonspecialists, given the diversity of monastic forms practiced in the empire. This piece presents a brief primer on Byzantine monastic studies and evaluates key scho...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Religion compass
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Byzantine Empire
/ Monasticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBK Europe (East) KBL Near East and North Africa KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDF Orthodox Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Literature report 1990-2018
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| Summary: | While monks were integral parts of the long-lasting Byzantine world, Byzantine monasticism and its study can be relatively obscure to nonspecialists, given the diversity of monastic forms practiced in the empire. This piece presents a brief primer on Byzantine monastic studies and evaluates key scholarship in this increasingly vigorous field. In particular, it assesses the major impact of critical editions and primary-source translation projects since the 1990s and 2000s, including both archival materials and hagiography. Furthermore, it evaluates the current state of the field and outlines several opportunities and directions for further research. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12259 |