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-…
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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…
Dosadašnja proučavanja istorije Hilandara u XVIII veku nisu dovoljno pažnje posvećivala državnim i društvenim okvirima u kojima su monasi živeli. Osamnaesti vek je bio vreme velikih vojnih i ekonomskih izazova, koji su počeli da pokazuju zaostajanje osmanske države u odnosu na n…
Examining a rich archive of textual and inscriptional sources produced by the Advaita Vedānta monastery at Śṛṅgeri in the fourteenth century, this dissertation argues that this monumental feat of scholastic production articulated a clear theory of monastic governmentality. Monas…
Pope Francis issued the apostolic constitution Vultum Dei quaerere in 2016 in which he emphasizes the importance of monasteries belonging to federations in order to avoid isolation and “to ensure . . . continuous formation.” Cor orans, the instruction implementing Vultum Dei qua…
This thesis explores issues concerning iconography, style, material, and patronage of a pictorial program in the Amitābha Hall of Chongfu Monastery which was built during the Jin period (1115-1234). This thesis provides detailed descriptions for murals in Amitābha Hall and recon…
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…