1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480058503321

Autore

Palmer James T (James Trevor)

Titolo

Early medieval hagiography / / James T. Palmer [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leeds : , : ARC Humanities Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-64189-911-5

1-64189-089-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Past imperfect

Classificazione

BO 1820

Disciplina

235/.2

Soggetti

Christian hagiography - History - To 1500

Civilization, Medieval, in literature

Hagiographers - Europe - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

; Chapter 1. Making saints (Up) -- ; Chapter 2. Collecting saints' stories -- ; Chapter 3. Historians and the quest for truth -- ; Chapter 4. Hagiographies and early medieval history.

Sommario/riassunto

Saints were powerful role models in the early Middle Ages, capable of defining communities. But what roles did saintly biographies play in shaping the medieval West? Can we understand society and its many post-Roman transformations through them? This short book takes readers from the creation of medieval hagiography, through the ways in which it circulated, to a wide-ranging assessment of different modern methodologies used to interrogate hagiographies, from early twentieth-century source criticism, to the insights gained from gender studies, postmodernism and digital humanities.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910372784403321

Titolo

Exploring the Future of Christian Monasticisms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

ISBN

3-03928-025-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Disciplina

255

Soggetti

Religion & beliefs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The institution of monasticism in the Christian Church is in general decline, at least in so-called "first world" nations. Though there are many reasons for this, monastic leaders are confronted by the reality of fewer communities, monks, and nuns nonetheless. At the same time, many younger Christians are rediscovering the rich heritage of the monastic tradition. Though they themselves might not be called to join a traditional monastery, they are eager to appropriate monastic practices in their own lives. This had led to a movement known as the "new monasticism" or "secular monasticism." Despite lacking a unified vision and any central organization, these new/secular monastics are attempting, in their own ways, to carry on the tradition and practices of Christian monasticism. As well, there is a movement within historical Christian monasteries to pour new wine into old wineskins. Traditional forms of monasticism are also generally flourishing in developing nations, breathing new life into monasticism. This volume looks at the current monastic landscape to assess where monasticism stands and to imagine ways in which it will grow in the future, leading not only to a renewed Christian monasticism but to new monasticisms.