Dominican Mission in the Baltic Sea Region: With Comparative Looks to Mendicant Mission on the Entire East-European Frontier
A traditional view of the Dominican Order as deeply involved with mission to the non-Catholic peoples of medieval Europe - Muslims, Jews, Orthodox Christians, and pagans alike - has recently been challenged by studies of Robin Vose and others. Organized Dominican activities in most border zone-regio...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2018]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Pages: 201-235 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBK Europe (East) KCA Monasticism; religious orders RJ Mission; missiology |
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Summary: | A traditional view of the Dominican Order as deeply involved with mission to the non-Catholic peoples of medieval Europe - Muslims, Jews, Orthodox Christians, and pagans alike - has recently been challenged by studies of Robin Vose and others. Organized Dominican activities in most border zone-regions with mixed religions almost exclusively appear to have been aimed at Catholic minorities, whereas actual proselytizing efforts towards non-Catholics was mainly an issue for a few individual, particularly devoted friars. The present article argues, however, that this general picture may differ when looking at Dominican contacts with pagan peoples on the north-eastern and northern borders of Western Christianity, where evidence does point to a more organized mission that was actually implemented. |
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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.5.116570 |