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Based on the edition of nearly 600 Coptic ostraca, Frederic Krueger undertakes a papyrological examination of the Upper Egyptian monastery of Apa Ezekiel. Documents on daily life yield “micro-historical” impressions of socioeconomic aspects of monastic life along with “macro-historical” details of the life of Apa Andrew – priest, abbot, bishop, and “father of all the monks of the ecumene” (apparently: a superregional administrator of the monasteries). Frederic Krueger zeigt anhand der Edition von fast 600 koptischen Ostraka, dass sich in Leipzig und anderen Sammlungen große Mengen von koptischen Ostraka befinden, die nicht, wie es meist der Fall ist oder pauschal angenommen wird, aus dem Theben des 7./8. Jh. stammen, sondern aus dem südlich angrenzenden Gebiet der Bezirkshauptstadt Hermonthis im 6. Jh. – ein bislang archäologisch vernachlässigter und papyrologisch kaum greifbarer (Zeit-)Raum. Neben „mikrohistorischen“ Eindrücken vom alltäglichen Leben im bislang obskuren Kloster des Apa Hesekiel zeichnen sich ebenso „makrohistorische“ Dimensionen ab: Die Ostraka dokumentieren die letzten Jahrzehnte der frühesten Phase (vom 4. Jh. bis ca. 600) der Entwicklung des koinobitischen Mönchtums im Gebiet der südlichen Qena-Nilbiegung, die bislang nur in ihrer „mittleren Phase“ des 7./8. Jh. in Theben West detailreich greifbar war. Auch die Kirchengeschichte während der kritischen Zeit des 6. Jh. gewinnt papyrologische Konturen: Apa Andreas – Abt, Priester, Bischof und „Vater aller Mönche der Ökumene“ (d.h. wohl: ein überregionaler Klösteradministrator) in der neuen monophysitischen Kirche – ist der große Protagonist unter den Ostraka, die oft von seiner Hand geschrieben sind und wahrscheinlich in den Trümmern seines Archivs gefunden wurden.

Byzantine Studies. --- Church History. --- Coptology. --- Epigraphy. --- History of Monasticism. --- Papyrology. --- Andrew, --- Andreas, --- Monastery of Apa Ezekiel (Armant, Egypt) --- Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig --- Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig. --- Manuscripts --- Mensuralkodex des Nikolaus Apel --- Egypt --- Armant (Egypt) --- Church history

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The institution of monasticism in the Christian Church is in general decline, at least in so-called “first world” nations. Though there are many reasons for this, monastic leaders are confronted by the reality of fewer communities, monks, and nuns nonetheless. At the same time, many younger Christians are rediscovering the rich heritage of the monastic tradition. Though they themselves might not be called to join a traditional monastery, they are eager to appropriate monastic practices in their own lives. This had led to a movement known as the “new monasticism” or “secular monasticism.” Despite lacking a unified vision and any central organization, these new/secular monastics are attempting, in their own ways, to carry on the tradition and practices of Christian monasticism. As well, there is a movement within historical Christian monasteries to pour new wine into old wineskins. Traditional forms of monasticism are also generally flourishing in developing nations, breathing new life into monasticism. This volume looks at the current monastic landscape to assess where monasticism stands and to imagine ways in which it will grow in the future, leading not only to a renewed Christian monasticism but to new monasticisms.

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