Die mediëvalistiese karikatuur van seksuele verval in Laat-Middeleeuse vrouekloosters by Johann Beukes

“…The medievalist caricature of sexual regress in Late-Medieval female monasteries: This article confronts the widely published medievalist caricature of sexual regress in Late-Medieval female monasteries by presenting a statistical analysis of the relatively low (measured against the Early and Central Middle Ages) frequency of sexual contact between monks and nuns, monks and monks, and nuns and nuns in 15th century England. …”
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Liturgisches Gebet. Raum, Zeit und Gemeinschaft in benediktinischer Perspektive by Thomas Quartier OSB

“…Recent field-explorations indicate that visitors to abbey churches appreciate liturgical tradition and ascribe sacred meaning to their experiences. Furthermore, monks and nuns describe the shape of the Divine office, their personal attitude and their spiritual experience as constitutive for their spiritual practice. …”
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Digging into lives: Christians and Christianity in the Greek papyri from Egypt by Isabella Bonati

“…Private letters, in particular, reveal the activities and worries of laymen and women, monks and church officials. Papyrological evidence also enlightens the relationship of Christianity with local religious practices. …”
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