Stefania Palmisano

Exploring New Monastic Communities (eBook, ePUB)

The (Re)invention of Tradition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the recent radical re-invention of monastic tradition in the everyday life of New Monastic Communities, Palmisano considers how new Catholic communities are renewing monastic life by emphasizing the most innovative and disruptive theological aspects which they identify in the Council. Despite freely adopting and adapting their Rule of Life, the new communities do not belong to pre-existing orders or congregations. Offering unique sociological insights into New Monastic Communities, the book asks what 'monastic' means today and whether these communities can still be described as such.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317137252
• Artikelnr.: 49353073

Autorenporträt

Stefania Palmisano is Associate Professor; Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Italy

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Italian new monasticism
Packing our bags: a conceptual model for studying NMCs
Journeying among new Piedmontese monastic communities
Success in the monastery: origins and consequences
Between 'pretenders' and 'heirs': the (re)invention of tradition in new monasticism
Ambiguous legitimacy: the episcopal test for NMCs
Key insights and future challenges
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.