Varieties of Monastic Experience in Byzantium, 800-1453

Sommario

Preface

Abbreviations

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1. Monks and Male Monasticism

2. Nuns and Nunneries

3. Hermits and Holy Mountains

4. Alternative Modes of Monasticism

Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Riassunto

In this unprecedented introduction to Byzantine monasticism, based on the Conway Lectures she delivered at the University of Notre Dame in 2014, Alice-Mary Talbot surveys the various forms of monastic life in the Byzantine Empire between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alice-Mary Talbot
• Editore: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780268105624
• ISBN: 978-0-268-10562-4
• Pagine: 310
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria