The Monastic Dimension of Identity Politics: Global Case Studies from the Premodern Period

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Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) Dean Accardi (Connecticut College, Department of History and Global Islamic Studies Program)

The Monastic Dimension of Identity Politics

Global Case Studies from the Premodern Period

Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo), Dean Accardi (Connecticut College, Department of History and Global Islamic Studies Program), Emilia Jamroziak (Professor of Medieval Religious History, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds)

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Arc Humanities Press
31 October 2024

Asian history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Christian spirituality & religious experience; Religious communities & monasticism

Series: Spirituality and Monasticism, East and West

This volume comparatively explores how members of “monastic” communities, broadly understood, developed practical strategies for the construction of identity across a range of religious traditions in the greater regions of premodern Europe and Asia. In particular, it seeks to understand how the production, distribution, and reception of hagiographic material (written, visual, and performative) served as a tool for the implementation of “monastic” dynamics of legitimation. This is accomplished by pursuing and developing a two-fold approach. At an empirical level, the volume expands our scholarly understanding of the cross-cultural processes that characterize religious communities’ notions of identity. At a meta-level, it furthers a re-evaluation of our taxonomy as it challenges established notions of categories such as “monk/monastic” and “hagiography.”

Edited by: Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo), Dean Accardi (Connecticut College, Department of History and Global Islamic Studies Program), Emilia Jamroziak (Professor of Medieval Religious History, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds)
Imprint: Arc Humanities Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781641893947
ISBN 10: 164189394X
Series: Spirituality and Monasticism, East and West
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 31 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marco Papasidero is Assistant Professor of History of Christianity and Churches at the University of Palermo. Dean Accardi is Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut College. Emilia Jamroziak is Professor of Medieval Religious History at the University of Leeds.