Rediscovering Monasticism through Art
Looking at modern monasticism and its role in society one can see how traditional monastic concepts or values find their new forms. On the other hand, art and artists willingly, though not always consciously, use or refer to some monastic themes. In this paper, on the base of texts of some authors o...
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| description | Looking at modern monasticism and its role in society one can see how traditional monastic concepts or values find their new forms. On the other hand, art and artists willingly, though not always consciously, use or refer to some monastic themes. In this paper, on the base of texts of some authors open to the dialogue between monasticism and art, a reading of monasticism in the key of art is proposed, exclusively in reference to the Christian monasticism. Given its present cultural and social context, the thesis of this paper is that through the rediscovering of monasticism through art, one can and should refresh and save it in a more and more secularized society, what may be also a perspective of a new role of monasticism in the modern world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12a3f784f1a04d48a9ee1d5651c04eed2022-12-21T19:01:16ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-07-0110742310.3390/rel10070423rel10070423Rediscovering Monasticism through ArtBernard Lukasz Sawicki0Monastic Institute, Faculty of Theology, Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo, Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta 5, 00153 Roma, ItalyLooking at modern monasticism and its role in society one can see how traditional monastic concepts or values find their new forms. On the other hand, art and artists willingly, though not always consciously, use or refer to some monastic themes. In this paper, on the base of texts of some authors open to the dialogue between monasticism and art, a reading of monasticism in the key of art is proposed, exclusively in reference to the Christian monasticism. Given its present cultural and social context, the thesis of this paper is that through the rediscovering of monasticism through art, one can and should refresh and save it in a more and more secularized society, what may be also a perspective of a new role of monasticism in the modern world.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/7/423monasticismartcreativitymonkartist |
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