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  • The Oxford Handbook of Christian Monasticism. Oxford University Press, 2020. 744p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Handbooks. This impressive Handbook covers Christian monasticism, 'a complex phenomenon with a long history and an unknowable future' (p. 1) from its origins and early centuries to the present day...The Handbook achieves a balance of narratives of the past and agendas for the future. It can be read on different levels and for different purposes. Scholars of monasticism will find fresh approaches, new perspectives, and an up-to-date guide to specialist research and publication. Students and those new to the history of monasticism will here discover succinct introductions to different periods, movements, spiritualities, archaeologies, discussions of gender, and the joys (and challenges) of interdisciplinarity. The editor is to be congratulated on bringing together a distinguished company of scholars to produce a fine set of essays. Janet Burton, Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies Apr 2023 |a 04/05/2023 (Publisher's information). € 183.43 (New) (Printed on Demand)  (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199689736