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Catholic monastic traditions have been passed on though centuries partly through monastic literature. Despite the long historical span, the role of monastic reading and writing in the transmission of traditions has generated little research interest, and no comprehensive study is available on this...

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Attributed to Francesco Colonna, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (HP) —The Strife of Love in a Dream— wrote in the Renaissance’s threshold: 1499. From our perspective, in spite of the date of its publication, it is a novel deeply rooted in the medieval tradition which, in turn, was nourished of Patri...

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This paper examines the eschatological themes in the series of poems, The Dance of Obedience or the Straw Carpet, written by the Benedictine nun Silja Walter (1919–2011) — Sr. Hedwig OSB from the Swiss monastery of Fahr. This series of poems is particu- larly representative for the poet’s work as i...

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While active female Benedictine monasteries in the United States presently are in a state of decline, the needs of the Church and world indicate that the Benedictine charism is greatly needed today. This article explores some of the historical developments that have played a part in bringing active...

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Monastic life presents a contrast to many aspects of modern existence (the rule of ideology, consumerism, various forms of negativity, dominance of the virtual, forgetfulness). The following essay explores this contrast and its presence throughout the long history of monasticism, with a focus on ear...

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The article considers the phenomenon of marginalization as the ability of the subject to activate the internal processes of worldview in the process of overcoming the fear of contemplation of alternative coordinate systems, inconsistent worlds of values and various cultural programs. It is stated th...

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The present article was prompted by Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes’s ‘Colonial Rewriting of African History: Misinterpretations and Distortions in Belcher and Kleiner’s Life and Struggles of Walatta Petros’ as published in a special issue of the Journal of Afroasiatic Languages, History and Culture in the fa...

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The present article was prompted by Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes’s ‘Colonial Rewriting of African History: Misinterpretations and Distortions in Belcher and Kleiner’s Life and Struggles of Walatta Petros’ as published in a special issue of the Journal of Afroasiatic Languages, History and Culture in the fa...

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This study explores the role of landscape sketches in the memoir prose of 20th-century Russian monasticism, focusing on the spiritual recollections of Archbishop Nikon (Rozhdestvensky). It identifies the distinctive ideological and thematic content, imagery organization, stylistic features, and inte...

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The urgency of a problem is determined by the strengthening influence of religious leadership on social and political processes in Ukrainian society. The religious leadership is predominantly considered in political context (as the juxtaposition of political leadership in forms and means of power ac...

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Under the Observant reforms –a pan-European movement that aimed to reform Christianity by enforcing observance of its pristine ideals– the reformist environment in late medieval Portugal contributed to the formation of a number of new convents, most of them female. Especially in the case of the Domi...

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The prospects for the use of prosopographic data for the study of monastery landscapes are discussed. The author’s definition of monastery landscapes that takes into account the specifics of historical research is given. The basic levels of monastery landscapes (local, regional, country) are conside...

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The historical features of Anglo-Saxon convents from the 9th to the middle of the 11th centuries are considered in the article. The scientific novelty of the study is due to the fact that in domestic historiography this issue has not been previously studied. The study is based on a wide range of his...

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The building we see today when we approach the monastery of Saint Pedro of Rocas reveals the modern architecture: the priory house. But this architecture "hides" another one that corresponds to the various construction phases carved in the rock, both in its worship, residential and funerar...

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Manevi bir hedefe ulaşmak için dünyevi arzuları reddetmek anlamına gelen asketizm ya da zühd hayatı, neredeyse tüm dinlerde izleri bulunan bir yaşam şeklidir. Bu yaşam şeklinin en eski izlerine ise Hint kökenli dinlerde rastlanmaktadır. Manevi olana ulaşmak için maddi olandan feragat etmek olarak da...

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The article is devoted to the analysis of the letter of Pope Celestine I to the bishops of Southern Gaul (428). In this text, the Roman pontiff sharply criticizes the church practices that had become widespread in the region, which can be associated with the influence of monasticism on the episcopat...

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The article examines the position and ministry of virgins at the end of the 4th century in the Early Church in the West as a new Church institution based on the works of St. Ambrose. In modern historiography, this issue is usually considered in the specifi c historical conditions of the ministry of...

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