Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics

Murzaku, Ines Angeli

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“…Le 20 e siècle apporte pour les monastères comme pour tous les ordres religieux de ces pays des périodes de persécution sévère, entre nazisme et communisme. Au cours de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, des monastères sont fermés, plusieurs abbés, frères et soeurs emprisonnés, les oeuvres d'art et objets précieux volés... La persécution communiste diverge selon le pays: en Tchécoslovaquie la vie consacrée devient à partir d'avril 1950 complètement illégale (et n'existe que dans la clandestinité, Kirschbaum, 2017: 75), en Hongrie seulement quatre ordres sont autorisés (Bögre, 2010 ;Niessen, 2017), en Pologne et en RDA les communautés monastiques peuvent continuer de vivre leur vie de prière, mais sont privées de la majorité de leurs biens, donc financièrement dépendantes des États ou des dons, et sévèrement limitées dans la liberté de recevoir des nouveaux entrants et d'influencer de n'importe quelle manière la société (Jewdokimow, 2020 : 63-65 ;Mirek, 2015 ;Murzaku, 2017). Pour les moines et moniales clandestins privés de la possibilité de vivre en communautés, la vie monastique est devenue une affaire de réinterprétations individuelles.…”

Section: Le Monachisme En Europe Centrale Aux 20 E Et 21 E Sièclesunclassified

Monastère et société : les échanges entre le monastère et la société dans le contexte des restitutions des biens ecclésiaux

Spalová

Jonveaux

2021

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In 1990 the Cistercian monastery of Vyšší Brod in Czech Republic again welcomed monks within its walls after four decades of absence during the communist regime. The reestablishment of monastic life brought new negotiations about the position of the monastery in society. The Cistercian community seeks to revive the place as the place of Cistercian spirituality. Exploring the different layers of memory related to the monastery, we analyse the heterogenous aims in reasserting the monastery in its social environment.

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Monastère et société : les échanges entre le monastère et la société dans le contexte des restitutions des biens ecclésiaux

Spalová

Jonveaux

2021

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Customary law and regulation: Authenticity and influence

Qerimi¹,

Maloku

2022

JGR

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In its origins, customary law is a product of tribal order, which lacked a genuine state organization and institutions to create and enforce the law (Pëllumbi, 2006). Albanian customary law (ACL) is one of the oldest and most exceptional bodies of European customary law. It is exceptional that it does not come from a legislator or state parliament, but it was transmitted across generations in its unwritten form since antiquity. ACL has been applied in Albanian territories alongside various state laws implemented by locals or invaders. The purpose of this paper is to bring closer the scientific knowledge regarding the application of customary law from the ancient period to the new time. This knowledge brings scientific data regarding the originality or the influence of the customary rights of foreign people on ACL. This paper, by using the comparative methods, theoretical and meta-analysis methods (Maloku, 2020), will present the views of some foreign and local authors on customary law throughout history, and in particular in the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini (KLD) as a fundamental source of ACL. The KLD has had the greatest longevity. Japanese anthropologist Kazuhiko Yamamoto considered the KLD to be similar to ancient Japanese customary law and Homeric-era law (Yamamoto, 2015). This paper contributes to the existing scientific literature, especially in the legal field. Moreover, this paper can contribute to the work of criminologists, victimologists, sociologists, and historians of the rule of law who deal with the research on the impact of customary law in Albanian lands.

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Changing Tourism Trends of the Benedictine Abbey in Tihany: Best Practices of a Hungarian Monastic Community

Fekete

Barkó²,

Dömötör

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The touristic use of sacred sites is a widespread practice in Hungary. Throughout the past centuries, Christianity has dominated the history of the Carpathian Basin. The Hungarian State’s strong affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church dates back to its foundation over a 1000 years ago. Due to its location on the shore of Lake Balaton and outstanding natural environment, the Benedictine Tihany Abbey is a major touristic destination and a popular place of pilgrimage in Hungary. The objective of the present paper is to examine how touristic activities contribute to the livelihood of a Hungarian monastic community and local economic development in the 21st century. To answer the research questions, the study primarily relied on literature and documentary analysis, in-depth interviews, and the construction and processing of a database. The research revealed that in addition to the classic elements (e.g., guided tours in the abbey, museum exhibitions, concerts, etc.), the program offer developed by the monastic community of Tihany is capable of addressing new target audiences: the rapidly rising number of tourists from the Far East (mainly Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia). Despite remaining considerably below visitor numbers recorded by the abbey in the mid-1990s, a significant increase in visitor numbers was observed in 2018–2019. The economic activities of the Benedictines of Tihany comprise a number of different areas beyond tourism, e.g., agricultural production and candle making, both of which are integrated into their tourism offer and feature among touristic programs. As a major employer, the abbey exerts a positive impact on the population retention capacity of the settlement by offering jobs to local residents, and it also contributes to population growth by attracting a large number of highly skilled professionals who choose to settle down in the region. The paper shows the evidence of the pandemic on pilgrimage and religious tourism in Tihany.

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Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics

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Monastère et société : les échanges entre le monastère et la société dans le contexte des restitutions des biens ecclésiaux

Monastère et société : les échanges entre le monastère et la société dans le contexte des restitutions des biens ecclésiaux

Customary law and regulation: Authenticity and influence

Changing Tourism Trends of the Benedictine Abbey in Tihany: Best Practices of a Hungarian Monastic Community

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