Monasteries and Villages: Rural Economy and Religious Interdependency in Late Antique Palestine

Monasticism played a significant role in the Late Antique economy of the Holy Land, as it did in neighboring regions, a role that can be traced both in hagiography and in archaeology. Though holy men settled in secluded monasteries in the desert of the Holy City, most of the monks of Palestine were...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Authors: Ashkenazi, Yaʿaḳov (Author) ; Aviʿam, Mordekhai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Further subjects:B Monasticism late antiquity rural economy monastic landscapes holy man
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Summary:Monasticism played a significant role in the Late Antique economy of the Holy Land, as it did in neighboring regions, a role that can be traced both in hagiography and in archaeology. Though holy men settled in secluded monasteries in the desert of the Holy City, most of the monks of Palestine were living in and near villages throughout the land. The rural monastery housed presses that produced wine and oil in quantities exceeding the needs of the local monastic community. It seems that the monasteries, in addition to their obvious spiritual and religious functions, served as part of the region’s economy, thus creating substantial relations with their lay neighbors.
ISSN:1570-0720
Contains:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341297