“Double”, mixed or twin monasteries? The status of so-called “double” monasteries in Byzantium of 8th–15th centuries [PDF]
Already in the early Byzantine Empire (4th–6th centuries), beside monasteries and convents, there were certain kinds of co-existence of monastic communities for men and women, i.e. double, mixed and twin-monasteries.
Anna Vankova
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Spatial Distribution Characteristics and the Evolution of Buddhist Monasteries in Xi’an City Area
Buddhist monasteries have played important roles in the development of both the culture of and urban planning in ancient Chinese cities. In this paper, the Buddhist monasteries in the city of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, during the Song (宋), Yuan (元), Ming ...
Hui Song, Qingwen Meng, Chenyang Wang
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La Spécificité roumaine dans le chant ecclésiastique de type byzantin / The Romanian Specificity in Byzantine Ecclesial Chant [PDF]
Since the earliest times, music has always been present at all peoples, as each people tried to embellish its cult and the expression of its religious feeling by means of the most significant and deepest treasures it had collected over time. The Orthodox
Nechifor (Nicolae) Horia
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A Possible Monastery and the ‘Upper Maqs’ at Ukma-Akasha West?
This paper summarises previously unpublished records relating to a series of unusual, and perhaps associated enclosed medieval settlements in the area of Akasha and Ukma West, excavated in 1969 by the Archaeological Survey of Sudanese Nubia.
David N. Edwards
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The precursors of monastic medicine at the beginning of the Middle Ages
The collapse of the ancient civilization was like a disaster which had an impact on all spheres of life. The Roman Church was the institution which survived the historical annihilation.
Jerzy Supady
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Destruction of Serbian churches and monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija from 1999 to 2022: Cultural-geographical determinants [PDF]
The autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija is a historical part of Old Serbia and the central area of the medieval Serbian state of the Nemanjić family, which makes it a historical-geographical and cultural-geographical area of enormous importance ...
Medojević Jovo M. +1 more
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The Heritage Buddhist Manuscripts of Ladakh Tibetan Buddhist Canons and the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra [PDF]
The history of the earliest transmission of Indian Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th– 8thcenturies is in essence the story of the transmission of its scriptures.
Halkias, Georgios T .
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The spatial distribution characteristics of Buddhist monasteries in Yunnan Province, a typical sample area of Buddhist diversity, have not been studied.
Peng Wen +5 more
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Post-Byzantine Period of Last Judgment Scenes in Trabzon Vazelon, Kaymaklı and Sümela Monasteries
The territory of the Trabzon Greek Empire, founded in 1204, was inhabited by many different peoples for centuries. Construction activities also increased with the new political organisation in Trabzon in the 13th century.
A. Nazlı Soykan
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Monges e mosteiros galegos em Portugal (séculos XII-XV)
This paper identifies the Galician monasteries with real estate in the Kingdom of Portugal between the 12th and 15th centuries and analyses and characterizes such property.
Francisco Javier Pérez Rodríguez
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