A Swarm from the Blessed Hive: The Social Networks of the Jura Monasteries

This article sets out to examine the social context within which the monastic communities depicted in the Vita patrum Iurensium, an early sixth-century hagiographical composition, were founded and functioned. The establishment of at least three communities - Condat, Lauconne, and La Balme - took pla...

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Main Author: Foḳs, Yaniv 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols [2018]
In: Revue bénédictine
Year: 2018, Volume: 128, Issue: 2, Pages: 252-280
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vita Patrum Jurensium / Jurassic / Monastery / Social network / History 430-500
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBC Switzerland
KBG France
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
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