Stefania Palmisano

Exploring New Monastic Communities

The (Re)invention of Tradition

• Gebundenes Buch

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781472431912
• ISBN-10: 147243191X
• Artikelnr.: 44799250

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.

Rezensionen

'Exploring with subtlety the nebula of the new Catholic monastic communities, Stefania Palmisano offers a very penetrating insight into the innovative richness of present attempts to reinvent monasticism as an integral Christian style of life, made compatible with the contemporary culture of the individual.' Danièle Hervieu-Léger, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France 'Richly descriptive and theoretically astute, this study shines light on a fascinating set of religious experiments. Far from disappearing into the mists of history, monastic communities are being reinvented, and Palmisano rightly challenges us to pay attention.' Nancy T. Ammerman, Boston University, USA