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Routledge Handbook of Mount Athos

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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The first comprehensive English-language reference devoted to Mount Athos (also known as the Holy Mountain), The Routledge Handbook of Mount Athos examines the principal centre of monasticism in the Byzantine world and its enduring influence on pan-Orthodox spirituality. Since the tenth century, Athos has served as an international spiritual hub whose monasteries evolved into centres of scholarship, treasure houses of art, and major landowners rivalling the Byzantine state itself.Written by an international team of experts, the book explores all aspects of Mount Athos including its history, spirituality, culture, and society. Chapters examine the monastic way of life, architectural styles, iconography and chant, pilgrimage traditions, and conservation efforts. The volume traces how Athonite traditions spread throughout the Orthodox world before the end of the Byzantine period and analyses the remarkable renewal of Athonite monasticism in recent decades, which has stimulated fresh research across multiple disciplines.Τhis book will be an essential reference resource for Byzantinists, students of monasticism, students of Orthodoxy, and Orthodox faithful. It will also be of interest to pilgrims, friends of Mount Athos, and indeed monastics themselves.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-30
Mått174 x 246 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge History Handbooks
Antal sidor542
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032008868

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Graham Speake was educated at St Paul’s School, Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read classics, and Christ Church, Oxford, where he wrote a doctoral thesis on the Byzantine transmission of ancient Greek literature. Over the past forty years he has made twenty pilgrimages to Mount Athos. In 1990 he founded the Friends of Mount Athos, of which he is now President. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His publications include Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise (2nd edition 2014), for which he was awarded the Criticos Prize, and A History of the Athonite Commonwealth (2018).

Introduction Part One: Historical 1. Before 963 2. From 963 to 1204 3. From 1204 to 1453 4. From 1453 to 1912 5. From 1912 to 2020 6. The Greek Tradition 7. The Georgian Tradition 8. The Russian Tradition 9. The Serbian Tradition 10. The Bulgarian Tradition 11. The Romanian (Moldo-Wallachian) Tradition 12. The Exclusion of Women (Avaton) 13. The Athonite Commonwealth Part Two: Spiritual 14. Eremitic Monasticism 15. Cenobitic Monasticism 16. Idiorrhythmic Monasticism 17. Hesychasm 18. Saints and Elders 19. Pilgrimage 20. The Philokalia 21. Monastic Routine Part Three: Culture and Society 22. Architecture 23. Icons 24. Mosaics and Wall Paintings 25. Music 26. Libraries, Book Production, and Archives 27. Sculpture, Woodcarving, Minor Arts 28. The Myth and Lore of the Mountain 29. Legal Status 30. Landscape, Flora, Fauna, and Fungal Diversity 31. The Athonite Economy 32. Ecology and Conservation 33. Athos and the Modern World Appendix. The Twenty Monasteries