The Celestine monks of France, c. 1350-1450: monastic reform in an age of Schism, councils and war by Shaw, RLJ

“…<p>This thesis focuses on the Celestine monks of France, a largely neglected and distinctive reformed Benedictine congregation, at their apex of growth (c.1350-1450). …”

Repentance in Christian late antiquity, with special reference to Mark the Monk, Barsanuphius and John of Gaza, and John Climacus by Torrance, A

“…A significant re-appraisal of the dominant scholarly narrative of repentance in the early church will be offered in the following chapter, making way for a close study of the chosen monastic authors: Mark the Monk, Barsanuphius and John of Gaza, and John Climacus in turn. …”

Jazz improvisation in the style of John Coltrane. Case study: Epistrophy by Thelonious Monk / Izaad Amir Salamon by Salamon, Izaad Amir

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Rasisme pascakolonial di Amerika :: Sebuah kajian novel The Secret Life of Bees karya Sue Monk Kidd by , MUHD.AL-HAFIZH, , Prof. Dr. C. Soebakdi Soemanto, S.U

A critical study of the life of the 13th-century Tibetan monk U rgyan pa Rin chen dpal based on his biographies by Li, B

Transition magazine and the development and transmission of modernism by Monk, C

The patellofemoral joint: form and function by Monk, AP

Shifting foundations: understanding the relationship between John Cassian and Evagrius Ponticus by Hager Conroy, K

“…<p>John Cassian is an Eastern-educated monk writing in the early fifth century for the monks of Gaul and is crucial to the development of Western monasticism through the transmission of Greek ascetic ideas to the Latin West. …”

The monastic thought and culture of Pope Gregory the Great in their Western context, c.400-604 by Leyser, C

“…<p>Gregory was the first monk to be pope; proverbially, he would have preferred to have remained a monk; the audience he addressed was almost always made up of monks. …”

Intercessory prayer and the Carolingian monastic ideal, c. 750-820 by Choy, R

“…The intercessory function of early medieval monasticism suggests an incorporation of the spiritual pilgrimage of the wider world into the monk’s own individual discipline, and tied the monk’s ascesis to the larger story of the conversion of the world to God.…”

An edition of Owayne Miles and other Middle English texts concerning St. Patrick's Purgatory by Easting, R, Easting, R.B.

“…His experiences were reported to Henry of Saltrey by another Cistercian monk, Gilbert, former abbot of Basingwerk, Flintshire. …”

The Thob yig gsal ba'i me long by Dza-ya Paṇḍita Blo-bzang 'phrin-las (1642-1715): an enquiry into biographies as lineage history by Ujeed, S

“…</p> <p>The main text investigated for this thesis is titled the "Thob yig gsal ba'i me long" and was compiled by the 17th century Khalkha Mongolian monk-scholar Dza-ya Paṇḍita Blo-bzang 'phrin-las (1642-1715). …”

Placing the production of investment returns: an economic geography of asset management in public pension plans by Urban, MA

“…However, since the 2008 financial crisis the idea of bypassing the industry by insourcing investment functions has gained momentum amongst practitioners and academics alike. Dixon and Monk first reviewed this grassroots movement in a publication titled "frontier finance" (2014). …”

Contemplation in an urban landscape : a contemporary Cistercian monastery by Tan, Li Lian, 1971-

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Cardinal Bessarion and the transmission and interpretation of Plato in the fifteeenth century by Malone-Lee, M

“…<p>Cardinal Bessarion came from his native Byzantium and settled in Rome in the mid fifteenth century. He was a Basilian monk and, at the time, a Greek Archbishop. His cultural background was in the rationalist tradition of Greek theology. …”

ROBOT WAYANG ANOMAN by , ARYUDHA WICAKSONO, , Drs. Abdul Rouf,M.I.Kom

“…Similar results were also shown in the test of monk worship movement. Besides the testing was conducted with lower speed than an original wayang speed because of the fragility in the construction of the wayang robot.…”

The Visio Baronti in its early medieval context by Lucey-Roper, M

“…<p>The focus of this thesis is the Visio Baronti (VB), an account of a seventh-century monk's journey to the other world. This text serves as a metaphoric fulcrum to support a more extensive study of early medieval conceptions of the other world and the historical context in which visionary accounts were produced. …”

‘Exploring finitude’: weakness and integrity in Isaac of Nineveh by Duca, V

“…<p>This thesis examines the theme of human finitude, ‘weakness’, and suffering in the thought of Isaac of Nineveh, a 7th century East-Syriac writer from Qatar, who lived as a solitary monk in Western Iran. In Isaac, whose writings had a profound influence on Eastern Christian thought, the engagement with one’s ‘weakness’ (mḥilutā, in Syriac) plays a major role, which scholars have not yet explored extensively. …”

Gregory the Great by McClure, J, McClure, Judith

“…All of these homilies, with the exception of those on Ezechiel, were preached to the monks of St. Andrew's, Gregory's own foundation, between 579 and 585, when he was <em>apocrisiarius</em> in Constantinople, and 585 and 590, when he was monk and deacon in Rome. …”

Sisters in Crime: Women and illicit sexual affairs in late imperial Chinese erotic fiction by Wai, C

“…Focusing on the plots of touqing 偷情 (having secret sexual affairs), this research utilises five selected examples of vernacular erotic fiction composed around 1572-1730 as the main source to investigate women’s lives and social activities in illegal circumstances: Langshi 浪史 (Chronicles of the Libertine), Xiuta yeshi 繡榻野史 (Unofficial History of the Embroidered Couch), Rou putuan 肉蒲團 (The Carnal Prayer Mat), Taohua ying 桃花影 (Shadow of Peach Blossoms), and Dengcao heshang zhuan 燈草和尚傳 (Legend of the Candlewick Monk).</p> <p>Bonded with their own desire to be fulfilled, female participants of illicit affairs each have a specific role, function, and things to offer, forming a network comprised of these unlikely sisters in crime. …”