Clothes and monasticism in ancient Christian Egypt : new perspective on religious garments /
Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid,
Clothes and monasticism in ancient Christian Egypt : new perspective on religious garments / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus. - 1 online resource (viii, 204 pages). - Routledge studies in religion .
Heroes in the wilderness : the mythical background -- Clothes and the construction of the monastic world -- Interacting with the habit -- Molding monastic minds and memories -- The economy of salvation and the economy of this world -- Prelapsarian nakedness and wolves in sheep's clothing -- Dressing death, clothing eternity.
"This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life, as expressed through clothes. Clothes are often seen as an extended part of humans that determines who we are and how we experience and interact with the world. In this way, they can play a significant role in the embodied and material aspects of religious practice. The focus of this book is on clothing and garments among ancient monastics and ascetics in Egypt, but with a broader outlook to the general meaning and function of clothes in religion. The garments of the Egyptian ascetics and monastics are important because they belong to a period of transition in the history of Christianity and very much represent this way of living. This study combines a cognitive perspective on clothes with an attempt to grasp the embodied experiences of being clothed, as well as viewing clothes as potential actors. Using sources such as travelogues, biographies, letters, contracts, images and garments from monastic burials, the role of clothes is brought into conversation with material religion more generally. This unique study builds links between ancient and contemporary uses of religious clothing. It will, therefore, be of interest to any scholar of Religious Studies, Religious History, Religion in Antiquity and Material Religion"--
9781003050308 1003050301 9781000359374 1000359379 9781000359336 1000359336 9781000359299 1000359298
10.4324/9781003050308 doi
Desert Fathers--Clothing.
Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
BR190 / .G55 2021
271/.02062
Clothes and monasticism in ancient Christian Egypt : new perspective on religious garments / Ingvild Sælid Gilhus. - 1 online resource (viii, 204 pages). - Routledge studies in religion .
Heroes in the wilderness : the mythical background -- Clothes and the construction of the monastic world -- Interacting with the habit -- Molding monastic minds and memories -- The economy of salvation and the economy of this world -- Prelapsarian nakedness and wolves in sheep's clothing -- Dressing death, clothing eternity.
"This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life, as expressed through clothes. Clothes are often seen as an extended part of humans that determines who we are and how we experience and interact with the world. In this way, they can play a significant role in the embodied and material aspects of religious practice. The focus of this book is on clothing and garments among ancient monastics and ascetics in Egypt, but with a broader outlook to the general meaning and function of clothes in religion. The garments of the Egyptian ascetics and monastics are important because they belong to a period of transition in the history of Christianity and very much represent this way of living. This study combines a cognitive perspective on clothes with an attempt to grasp the embodied experiences of being clothed, as well as viewing clothes as potential actors. Using sources such as travelogues, biographies, letters, contracts, images and garments from monastic burials, the role of clothes is brought into conversation with material religion more generally. This unique study builds links between ancient and contemporary uses of religious clothing. It will, therefore, be of interest to any scholar of Religious Studies, Religious History, Religion in Antiquity and Material Religion"--
9781003050308 1003050301 9781000359374 1000359379 9781000359336 1000359336 9781000359299 1000359298
10.4324/9781003050308 doi
Desert Fathers--Clothing.
Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Clothing and dress--Social aspects.
BR190 / .G55 2021
271/.02062