Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics [Hardcover]

This book looks at Eastern and Western monasticisms continuous and intensive interactions with society in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. It discusses the role monastics played in fostering national identities, as well as the potentiality of monasteries and religious orders to be vehicles of ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue within and beyond national boundaries. Using a country-specific analysis, the book highlights the monastic tradition and monastic establishments. It addresses gaps in the academic study of religion in Eastern European and Russian historiography and looks at the role of monasticism as a cultural and national identity forming determinant in the region.

Monasticism in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Republics: An Introduction  Ines Angeli Murzaku  PART I: Monasticism in Eastern - Central Europe1.Monasticism in Bulgaria  Daniela Kalkandjieva  2. Croatian Monasticism and Glagolitic Tradition: Glagolitic Letters at Home and Abroad  Julia Verkholantsev  3. Monasticism in Slovakia and Slovak National Development  Stanislav J. Kirschbaum  4. Catholic Monasticism, Orders, and Societies in Hungary: Ten Centuries of Expansion, Disaster, and Revival  James P. Niessen  5. Religion and Identity in Montenegro  Jelena Dzankic  6. Relations between the Holy Mountain and Eastern Europe c.1850-2000  Graham Speake  7. Roman Catholic Monasticism in Poland  Krystyna G?rniak-Kocikowska  8. Orthodox Monasticism and the Development of the Modern Romanian State from Dora dIstrias Criticism to Cyclical Reevaluation of Monastic Spirituality in Contemporary Romania  Antonio DAlessandri  l3À