Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

The first comprehensive survey of monasteries and monasticism in the Near East during the 'Crusader' period.

Bernard Hamilton (Author), Andrew Jotischky (Author)

9780521836388, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 October 2020

300 pages, 10 b/w illus.
25.5 x 18 x 4 cm, 1.15 kg

'… this a very signi?cant piece of research. It is the first major study on this topic and it draws together an astonishing array of material - textual, material, artistic and archaeological - and it is to be hoped that it will stimulate further work in this field.' Nicholas Morton, Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean

Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monasticism in western and Byzantine traditions in the Near East in the period c.1050-1300. Bernard Hamilton and Andrew Jotischky follow the parallel histories of new Latin foundations alongside the survival and revival of Greek Orthodox monastic life under Crusader rule. Examining the involvement of monasteries in the newly founded Crusader States, the institutional organization of monasteries, the role of monastic life in shaping expressions of piety, and the literary and cultural products of monasteries, this meticulously researched survey will facilitate a new understanding of indigenous religious institutions and culture in the Crusader states.

Part I: Latin Monasticism: 1. The Latin presence in the levant before 1097
2. The Austin canons
3. The premonstratensian canons
4. The canons regular of St. Ruf, avignon, in the county of Tripoli
5. Benedictine monasteries
6. Benedictine convents
7. Benedictine monasteries in the tradition of St. Romuald and St. Peter damian
8. The Cistercians
9. The Carmelites
10. The franciscan provincia terrae sanctae
11. The dominican provincia terrae sanctae
12. Antiochene monasteries of uncertain rite
Part II: Greek orthodox monasticism: 13. Orthodox monasteries in the crusader states: a survey
14. Institutional life in Greek monasteries
15. Aspects of spiritual life in Greek monasteries
16. Reading, writing and representation.

Subject Areas: Christian communities & monasticism [HRCX8], Social & cultural history [HBTB], Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], Middle Eastern history [HBJF1], European history [HBJD]