The reinvention of tradition: the moral economy of monastic life in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429340208-6-6" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429340208-6-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429340208-6-6" target="_blank" >10.4324/9780429340208-6-6</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The reinvention of tradition: the moral economy of monastic life in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The chapter aims to analyse the moral economy of contemporary Benedictine monasteries in the Czech Republic in the process of state-church separation, which started in 2013 with the implementation of a restitution law restoring church properties. Monastic life in the Czech Republic was interrupted by the Communist regime, which seized monastic estates and made consecrated life illegal. Today, communities are attempting to return to monastic life, reinterpreting the tradition while finding new meanings for themselves in society. We analyse the dialogical relationship between the monastery and its surrounding &apos;world(s)&apos;, interpreting negotiations between the two sites as part of the moral economy, which is drawn from an extended conceptualisation of this term by Didier Fassin. We establish three regions of contact: the monastery as cultural heritage, the monastic economy and stewardship, and innovative interpretations of monastic spirituality. Within these regions, we try to describe how exchanges of social norms, emotions, spiritualities and material goods form a new moral pact between monasteries and society. We argue that the perception of monasteries as belonging to the past is shifting towards being seen as functioning local actors, as places of everyday activity, as important economic partners and creators of spiritual values relevant beyond Christianity.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The reinvention of tradition: the moral economy of monastic life in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The chapter aims to analyse the moral economy of contemporary Benedictine monasteries in the Czech Republic in the process of state-church separation, which started in 2013 with the implementation of a restitution law restoring church properties. Monastic life in the Czech Republic was interrupted by the Communist regime, which seized monastic estates and made consecrated life illegal. Today, communities are attempting to return to monastic life, reinterpreting the tradition while finding new meanings for themselves in society. We analyse the dialogical relationship between the monastery and its surrounding &apos;world(s)&apos;, interpreting negotiations between the two sites as part of the moral economy, which is drawn from an extended conceptualisation of this term by Didier Fassin. We establish three regions of contact: the monastery as cultural heritage, the monastic economy and stewardship, and innovative interpretations of monastic spirituality. Within these regions, we try to describe how exchanges of social norms, emotions, spiritualities and material goods form a new moral pact between monasteries and society. We argue that the perception of monasteries as belonging to the past is shifting towards being seen as functioning local actors, as places of everyday activity, as important economic partners and creators of spiritual values relevant beyond Christianity.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50404 - Anthropology, ethnology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA19-08512S" target="_blank" >GA19-08512S: Proměny církevních morálních ekonomií v ČR a SR v kontextu restitucí a odluky od státu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

The Transformation of Religious Orders in Central and Eastern Europe

ISBN

978-0-367-35554-8

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

92-115

Počet stran knihy

194

Název nakladatele

Routledge

Místo vydání

Abingdon

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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