The Ancient History and the Female Christian Monasticism: Fundamentals and Perspectives
This article aims to discuss about the rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Eastern Monasticism focusing on the Female gender, showing a magnificent area to be explored and that can foment, in a very positive way, a further understanding of the Church's face, carved by time, through the expa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Athens Institute for Education and Research
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Athens Journal of History |
| Online Access: | https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2017-3-3-4-Tamanini.pdf |
| Summary: | This article aims to discuss about the rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Eastern Monasticism focusing on the Female gender, showing a magnificent area to be explored and that can foment, in a very positive way, a further understanding of the Church's face, carved by time, through the expansion and modes of organization of these groups of women. This article contains three main sessions: understanding the concept of monasticism, desert; a small narrative about the early ascetic/monastic life in the New Testament; Macrina and Mary of Egypt’s monastic life. |
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| ISSN: | 2407-9677 |