Bridges and Breaches in the History of European Spirituality
Introduction to a double thematic issue, the second part of which will appear in print in 2017. The authors argue that a truly historical understanding of spirituality is complicated by the historical claims of present-day proponents of spirituality, as well by the commonplace that “spirituality” is...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Religion & theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1-13 |
RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAA Church history KBA Western Europe |
Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
European history
history of Christianity
appropriation of the past
discontinuity
religious institutions
identity
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Summary: | Introduction to a double thematic issue, the second part of which will appear in print in 2017. The authors argue that a truly historical understanding of spirituality is complicated by the historical claims of present-day proponents of spirituality, as well by the commonplace that “spirituality” is distinct from, or an alternative to “institutional religion.” This conceptual opposition itself merits scholarly analysis, as do appropriations of the past – both being indicative of the self-understanding of those involved. |
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ISSN: | 1574-3012 |
Contains: | In: Religion & theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02301003 |