Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-415-81959-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 418 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 790 g

Reihe: Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States

This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticism’s continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries. Using a country-specific analysis, the book highlights the monastic tradition and monastic establishments. It addresses gaps in the academic study of religion in Eastern European and Russian historiography and looks at the role of monasticism as a cultural and national identity forming determinant in the region.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Murzaku, Ines Angeli

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Monasticism in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Republics: An Introduction PART I: Monasticism in Eastern - Central Europe 1. Monasticism in Bulgaria 2. Croatian Monasticism and Glagolitic Tradition: Glagolitic Letters at Home and Abroad 3. Monasticism in Slovakia and Slovak National Development 4. Catholic Monasticism, Orders, and Societies in Hungary: Ten Centuries of Expansion, Disaster, and Revival 5. Religion and Identity in Montenegro 6. Relations between the Holy Mountain and Eastern Europe c.1850-2000 7. Roman Catholic Monasticism in Poland 8. Orthodox Monasticism and the Development of the Modern Romanian State from Dora d’Istria’s Criticism to Cyclical Reevaluation of Monastic Spirituality in Contemporary Romania 9. Monasticism in Serbia in the Modern Period: Development, Influence, Importance 10. The Church and Religious Orders in Slovenia in the Twentieth Century 11. Between East and West: Albania's Monastic Mosaic PART II: Monasticism in Russia and Former Soviet Republics 12. Monasticism in Modern Russia 13. Monasticism in Russia's Far North in the Pre-Petrine Era: Social, Cultural, and Economic Interaction 14. Abbots and Artifacts: The Construction of Orthodox-Based Russian National Identity at Resurrection "New Jerusalem" Monastery in the Nineteenth Century 15. Monasticism and the Construction of the Armenian Intellectual Tradition 16. Monks and Monasticism in Georgia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 17. Greco-Catholic Monasticism in Ukraine: Between Mission and Contemplation

Über Autor(innen)

Ines Angeli Murzaku is Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Founding Chair of the Department of Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University.