La Vie Quotidienne des Moines en Orient et en Occident. Vol. 1

Etat des Sources

Edited by Olivier Delouis Edited by Maria Mossakowska-Gaubert

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Extent: 576, 576 pages

Publisher: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Bibliotheque d'etude

Series volume number: 163

Language: French

Hardback (Published)

(December 2014)

ISBN: 9782724706550

Price: $99.00

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Christian monasticism emerged in Egypt at the close of the 3rd century and spread rapidly to the whole Eastern Mediterranean area and beyond. The choice of a monastic life was more than a spiritual decision; it implied acceptance of a way of life that conformed to more or less formal rules. Originating from a colloquium that was organized in Athens in 2009 within the framework of a collective program, Everyday Life in Eastern and Western Monasticisms (4th-10th century AD), this book brings twenty articles illustrating an interdisciplinary approach to an important question: the state of the sources available for the study of various aspects of monks’ daily life. Both archaeological and written evidence-normative, literary and documentary-is presented according to six geographic zones, from northern Mesopotamia to Ireland. This approach yields a better understanding of the dissemination of monasticism, an essential and yet varied form of Christian life, which had a lasting impact on the societies in late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

  • Edited by Olivier Delouis
  • Edited by Maria Mossakowska-Gaubert