The Augustinian use of Oseney Abbey by Morris, T

“…</p> <p>Some attempt has also been made to identify a putative ‘Oseney group’ of related manuscripts and a hypothesis is advanced concerning the existence of a group of Augustinian houses with a related use which shows some degree of independence from contemporary secular and monastic uses. Although other writers have identified a group of Augustinian uses related to the ordinal of St Ruf (known as the Letbert ordinal), the Oseney use is not related to this group. …”

Illustration and ornament by Kauffmann, M

“…But even if illuminated books were made for monastic patrons, they were not necessarily illuminated by monks: there is evidence from the twelfth century of lay professional artists working for (and sometimes in) monasteries. …”

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

“…Because the text appears unusual for the seventh century, chapter 4 provides an analysis of the grounds for dating the VB to the seventh century, while chapter 5 treats the VB in its seventh-century monastic context and assesses what influences shaped this text. …”

Counting the heads of the Hydra: the development of the early medieval commentary on Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy by Godden, M, Jayatilaka, R

“…The courts of Charlemagne and his successors welcomed lively gatherings of scholars who avidly pursued knowledge and learning, while education became a booming business in the great monastic centres, which were under the protection of the royal family. …”

«Lo sobrenatural como impronta monástico-clerical en el Poema de Fernán González» by María Eugenia Alcatena

“…Their function and meaning in the overall context of the story is specially regarded, with the hypothesis that these elements play a fundamental role in the monastic-clerical reorientation of the traditional materials performed by the poem in cuaderna vía. …”
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Dōgen (1200–1253) by Rein Raud

“…These views are grounded in a sophisticated philosophical worldview that Dōgen has expounded throughout his works and were also implemented by him as principles of monastic life, especially during the later years of his life.…”
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Hermeneutics of Scripture and its Relation to Personal Spirituality according to Gregory the Great by Miloš Lichner

“…Gregory left his mark on Latin Western Christianity with a spiritual-monastic vision that suspended dialogue with the secular world. …”
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A monk which celebrates, prays, teaches, corrects. The poetry of St. Peter Damian Un monaco che celebra, prega, insegna, corregge. La poetica di san Pier Damiani by Ugo Facchini

“…Peter Damian's poetry is not easy, there are many literary genres, different contexts, among which the liturgy stands out, but there are also lyrics related to monastic life, and to the controversial ills' corrections of the Church of his time, such as simony and nicolaism. …”
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Cyril of Scythopolis on Relieving the Damage in Palestine Inflicted during the Samaritan Revolt (529–531) by Ireneusz Milewski

“…According to Cyril’s account, the granted sum, 13 centenarii of gold, was to be set aside from the tax revenues of Palestine and then used to rebuild (only) the ecclesiastical and monastic infrastructure. It is not clear from the text whether the repair of the aforementioned damage was to be financed only in the area of Palaestina secunda (where the main fighting of the rebellion took place) or also in Palaestina prima. …”
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Embodied spirituality: Shaolin martial arts as a Chan Buddhist practice by Marta Nešković

“…The paper presents a comprehensive approach, combining intensive participant observation, historical analysis, and a close look at both the communal and individual aspects of monastic life and learning. By examining narratives, daily routines, and pedagogical methods, the study reveals how the socio-cultural setting of the monastery fosters collective habitus and transforms the individual habitus of practitioners. …”
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Written Records about Hegumens of Chervleny Yar in the 14th century by A.P. Nikitin

“…Janibek’s decision to deprive the Orthodox Church of tax benefits could have led to the liquidation of the financial basis for monastic life in the interfluve of the Don and the Khoper after the disappearance of support for monasteries. …”
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Decoding the cognitive states of attention and distraction in a real-life setting using EEG by Pallavi Kaushik, Amir Moye, Marieke van Vugt, Partha Pratim Roy

“…Data were collected from pairs of participants simultaneously while they engaged in Tibetan Monastic debate, a practice that is interesting because it is a real-life situation that generates substantial variability in attention states. …”
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Legislative Acts in Peter the Great Period: Slavization of the Language by Svetlana V. Rusanova

“…The decrees related to the activities of the Patriarchal and Monastic prikazes reveal the use of bookish-Slavic lexical and syntactic means approximately in the same period. …”
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Itineraries of Medieval Slavic Legal Texts: Byzantine “Farmer’s Law” in Ms. Slav. 466 from Hilandar Monastery by Mariyana Tsibranska-Kostova

“…The manuscript is a typical monastic miscellany. The linguistic nature of the “Farmer‘s Law” copy reveals its undoubted South-Slavic character, without russification, strongly influenced from the Greek protograph. …”
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Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and Building Labrang Monastery as “the Source of Dharma”: Jikmed Wangpo (1728–1791) Taking the Helm by Rinchen Dorje

“…This further spurred an institutional growth of Buddhist transmission, constructing authenticity and authority thereof, as they were closely tied to reincarnation lineage, intellectual traditions, and monastic institutions. In doing so, we also have a good grasp of the creation processes of Geluk luminaries such as Jikmed Wangpo, an exemplar scholar and visionary who faced great opposition from issues with his lineage legitimation at Labrang and among the larger Geluk community.…”
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THE ORTHODOX ALTAI IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN CULTURE by V. V. Pechatnov

“…Then on the shore facing the island a female monastic settlement was founded, and later a Bishop’s house with a church and museum were added. …”
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Starets and Spiritual Guide in the Russian Orthodox Church by Alenka Arko

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Bodhi : director's commentary by Png, Zhen Yu

“…Li Ping’s fear for loneliness becomes prominent when her son prepares to embark on a new journey as a monastic. She begins to cast doubts on her faith and struggles to choose between her faith and her only son. …”
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The written and the world in early medieval Iberia by Barrett, G

“…For the clergy, the Bible, canon law, and monastic rules were the texts which bestowed identity, but as they interacted with the laity, they set the charter in the history of salvation, and modelled textuality to society, as their monasteries became the microcosms of its written framework.…”

Medieval English Benedictine liturgy by Harper, S, Roper, Sally Elizabeth

“…Votive practices in the first English monastic customary, <em>Regularis Concordia</em> (c.970), and other devotional sources of a similar date are analysed. …”