Monastic archaeology in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Archaeology and 20th century perceptions of the monastic landscape -- An ecohistory of the Egyptian landscape -- Late antique documentary evidence and the monastic landscape -- Telling stories about the Egyp…
Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom offers a new history of the field of Egyptian monastic archaeology. It is the first study in English to trace how scholars identified a space or site as monastic within the Egyptian landscape and how such identifications impacted perceptions of monasti…
Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom offers a new history of the field of Egyptian monastic archaeology. It is the first study in English to trace how scholars identified a space or site as monastic within the Egyptian landscape and how such identifications impacted perceptions of monasti…
This study utilizes the rich archives which survive at Durham Cathedral to examine the way in which accounting methods and systems were adopted and adapted to manage income and expenses, assets and liabilities in changing economic environments.
Esta investigação incide sobre a valorização do património histórico-cultural em Portugal, concretamente na região Norte. A criação de rotas e itinerários culturais e turísticos são importantes recursos, que permitem a valorização e dinamização dos destinos, nomeadamente na pers…
This thesis is concerned with the interpretation of Coptic and Greek documents from the two Coptic monasteries founded by Apa Apollo at Bawit and Titkooh in the Hermopolite nome in Egypt. It uses Coptic and Greek sources to illustrate the workings of these monasteries in the VI-…
This dissertation represents the first full-length study of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Smutnoe vremia or "Time of Troubles" (1598-1613), one of the most disastrous and turbulent phases in Russian history. The death of a dynasty, famine, civil war, pretenders to the t…
This dissertation reconsiders the transition from Christianity to Islam in the Middle East during the half-millenium following the Muslim conquest by investigating the development of Islam in dialogue with Christianity. Monasteries provide an angle for understanding the vital ro…
