Monasticism; What Is It?: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Labour (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Henry John Feasey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484663011 ISBN 13: 9780484663014

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover what monasticism really is across cultures and centuries, and why it shaped history.

Monasticism appears in many faiths, from Judaism and Buddhism to Christianity. This volume surveys its roots, rules, and daily life, showing how cloisters, cells, and communities organized work, study, and prayer. It explains how abbots, seniors, and juniors lived, governed, and learned within a convent, and why these communities mattered to society as a whole.

• How different orders defined life with vow, discipline, and community rules
• Ways monks and nuns organized labor, study, and hospitality
• Examples of age, novitiate, and ranking within monastic housing
• Connections between monastic life and art, education, and social change

Ideal for readers curious about religious history, cultural impact, and the many forms monastic life has taken across time.

Monasticism, understood in full, sheds light on a long chapter of labour, learning, and devotion that helped shape Europe and beyond.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484663011
• ISBN 13: 9780484663014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310