Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2018
Abstract
While monks were integral parts of the long‐lasting Byzantine world, Byzantine monasticism and its study can be relatively obscure to nonspecialists, given the diversity of monastic forms practiced in the empire. This piece presents a brief primer on Byzantine monastic studies and evaluates key scholarship in this increasingly vigorous field. In particular, it assesses the major impact of critical editions and primary‐source translation projects since the 1990s and 2000s, including both archival materials and hagiography. Furthermore, it evaluates the current state of the field and outlines several opportunities and directions for further research.
Published In
Hannah Ewing, “Translation and Evolution: Byzantine Monastic Studies since ca. 1990,” Religion Compass 12:1-2 (Feb. 2018): https://doi.org/10.1111/rec3.12259
Publication Title
Religion Compass
DOI
10.1111/rec3.12259