Reimagining Asceticism in Our Times: The Case of New Skete

Drawing on my fieldwork at the Communities of New Skete and research in the history of Christian monastic tradition, this paper presents a case study in the contemporary transformations of asceticism. Founded in 1966 by a group of ex-Franciscan monks, New Skete was a product of, and an active partic...

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Main Author: Solovieva, Olga (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2012
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2012, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-34
Further subjects:B Monasticism
B Animals and Religion
B Ecumenical Dialogue
B Asceticism
B Contemplative Practices
B Spiritual Practice
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