The Ancient History and the Female Christian Monasticism: Fundamentals and Perspectives

This article aims to discuss about the rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Eastern Monasticism focusing on the Female gender, showing a magnificent area to be explored and that can foment, in a very positive way, a further understanding of the Church's face, carved by time, through the expa...

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Main Author: Paulo Augusto Tamanini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2017-07-01
Series:Athens Journal of History
Online Access:https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2017-3-3-4-Tamanini.pdf
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spelling doaj.art-45cdc14b4c0a41c3bc9d31d3cf3ddf732022-12-21T21:34:58ZengAthens Institute for Education and ResearchAthens Journal of History2407-96772017-07-013323525010.30958/ajhis.3-3-4The Ancient History and the Female Christian Monasticism: Fundamentals and PerspectivesPaulo Augusto Tamanini0Research Professor of the Post-Graduation Program in Teaching (POESENSINO), UFERSA (Rural Federal University of Semi-Árido), BrazilThis article aims to discuss about the rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Eastern Monasticism focusing on the Female gender, showing a magnificent area to be explored and that can foment, in a very positive way, a further understanding of the Church's face, carved by time, through the expansion and modes of organization of these groups of women. This article contains three main sessions: understanding the concept of monasticism, desert; a small narrative about the early ascetic/monastic life in the New Testament; Macrina and Mary of Egypt’s monastic life.https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2017-3-3-4-Tamanini.pdf
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