Monasticism : a very short introduction / Stephen J. Davis.

Title:

ISBN:

9780198717645

Personal Author:

Davis, Stephen J.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Physical Description:

xvi, 142 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Contents:

Definitions -- Differences -- Rules, social organization, and gender -- Saints and spirituality -- Spaces real and imagined -- A global phenomenon in the contemporary world.

Summary:

Explores the phenomenon of monasteries from antiquity to present day as cloister places of refuge where fundamental aspects of life are regimented and spirituality is practiced.

Subject Term:

Monasticism and religious orders

Monastic and religious life

Series Title:

Very short introductions ;

Series Sequence:

Very short introductions ; 546

OCLC Number:

on1000584808

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