Monasticism and the City in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

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Mateusz Fafinski (Universität Erfurt, Germany) Jakob Riemenschneider (Universität Innsbruck)

Monasticism and the City in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Mateusz Fafinski (Universität Erfurt, Germany), Jakob Riemenschneider (Universität Innsbruck)

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English

Cambridge University Press
18 May 2023

European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Medieval history; Theology; Religious communities & monasticism

Series: Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity

This Element will reevaluate the relationship between monasticism and the city in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages in the period 400 to 700 in both post-Roman West and the eastern Mediterranean, putting both of those areas in conversation. Building on recent scholarship on the nature of late antique urbanism, the authors can observe that the links between late antique Christian thought and the late and post-Roman urban space were far more relevant to the everyday practice of monasticism than previously thought. By comparing Latin, Greek and Syriac sources from a broad geographical area, the authors gain a birds' eye view on the enduring importance of urbanism in a late and post-Roman monastic world.

By: Mateusz Fafinski (Universität Erfurt Germany), Jakob Riemenschneider (Universität Innsbruck)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9781108984485
ISBN 10: 1108984487
Series: Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Monasticism as a genre of society; 2. The Monastery as a City; 3. Monks and Nuns in the City; 4. Monastic Learning; 5. Monasticism as an Afroeurasian Phenomenon; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography.