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Monasticism : Medieval France
3,375 words, approx. 11 pages
. From its origins in the Egyptian desert in the second half of the 3rd century, monasticism quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire. By the 4th century, the Lives of the Desert Fathers were being read in the West, and monasticism soon became...
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Monasticism : Judaic Terms
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Although *Judaism does not have a monastic tradition (see *ASCETICISM), in the past ascetic groups such as the *Essenes and *Nazarites have led quasi-monastic...
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Monasticism Summary
14,617 words, approx. 49 pages
The Greek word monos, from which monasticism and all its cognates derive, means "one, alone." According to this etymology, therefore, the basic monastic person may be a hermit, a wandering ascetic, or simply someone who is not married or...
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Monasticism Information
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Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone) is the religious practice in which one renounces worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work. Many religions have monastic elements, including...


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Anglican Theological Review
Encyclopedia of Monasticism
04/01/2001: 701 words, approx. 2 pages
Encyclopedia of Monasticism. Edited by William M. Johnston. Chicago and London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. xxiv + 1556pp. (2 vols.) $295.00 (cloth). Most Episcopalians, I suspect, are unaware that their Church is (or once was?) essentially monastic. As Daniel Rees notes in his article...
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Anglican Theological Review
From East to West: A History of Monasticism
01/01/2001: 726 words, approx. 2 pages
From East to West: A History of Monasticism. By Mayeul de Dreuille, OSB. New York: Crossroad, 2000. ix + 137 pp. $16.95 (paper). A few years ago, after the demise of Soviet Marxism, Cardinal Ratzinger opined that Buddhism is now the greatest threat...
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All-stone Hindu temple rises in Kauai
6/29/2007: 972 words, approx. 3 pages
WAILUA, Hawaii _ In a clearing within Kauai Aadheenam's lush gardens, the ping, ping, pinging of metal chipping at stone can be heard as a half-dozen artisans from India put the finishing flourishes on the Hindu monastery's legacy for the ages.Hand-carved in granite and shipped...
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AP News
Religion in the news
6/29/2007: 1,100 words, approx. 4 pages
In a clearing within Kauai Aadheenam's lush gardens, the ping, ping, pinging of metal chipping at stone can be heard over the sounds of bird calls. A half-dozen artisans from South India put the finishing flourishes on the Hindu monastery's legacy for the ages.Hand-carved in...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Linda Georgianna
17,688 words, approx. 59 pages
In the following essay, Georgianna analyzes Heloise's letters to Abelard concerning her conversion to monastic life and her requests for a new form of religious rule.
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Critical Essay by Jean Leclercq
17,109 words, approx. 57 pages
In the following essay, originally published in French in 1957, Leclercq surveys the types of literature written by the monks, including hagiographies, sermons, sententiae, and letters.
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Critical Essay by John O. Ward
12,116 words, approx. 40 pages
In the following essay, Ward discusses secular influences on monastic historiography.
 


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