Mount Athos and Byzantine Monasticism: Papers from the Twenty-Eighth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, University of Birmingham, March 1994 ... for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies)

This collection of conference papers embodies the results of research into the archives of Mount Athos. All aspects of Byzantine monasticism are covered, dealing with questions of asceticism, authority, community, economy, enlightenment, fortification, liturgy, music, manuscripts, hesychasm, scandal, spirituality and women. These papers provide an overview of scholarship in the field. Half title 1 Title 3 Contents 5 Preface 7 Spring Symposia of Byzantine Studies: a record 11 Abbreviations 14 I. From Stoudios to Athos 17 1. Kallistos Ware. St Athanasios the Athonite:traditionalist or innovator? 18 2. J. A. McGuckin. Symeon the New Theologian (d.1022) and Byzantine monasticism 32 3. R. Morris. The origins of Athos 51 4. Ch. Bakirtzis. Byzantine monasteries in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 61 II. Community and Spirituality 69 5. D. Krausmuller. The Athonite monastic tradition during theeleventh and early twelfth centuries 70 6. A-M. Talbot. Women and Mt Athos 79 7.Ephrem Lash. Athos: a working community 92 III. Economy and Patronage 100 8. A. Harvey. The monastic economy and imperial patronage from the tenth to the twelfth century 101 9. N. Oikonomides. Patronage in Palaiologan Mt Athos 108 10. S. B. Mamaloukos. The buildings of Vatopedi and their patrons 121 11. E. A. Zacharidou. 'A safe and holy mountain': early Ottoman Athos 134 IV. Music and Manuscripts 140 12. R. W. Allison. The libraries of Mt Athos: the case of Philotheou 141 13. A. Lingas. Hesychasm and psalmody 161 V. Art and Architecture 175 14. P. Burridge. The architectural development of the Athonite monastery 176 15. S. Voyadjis. The 'Tzimiskes' tower of the Great Lavra Monastery 194 16. P. L. Theocharides. Recent research into Athonite monastic architecture, tenth-sixteenth centuries 209 17. G. P. Schiemenz. The painted psalms of Athos 226 VI. Athos Beyond Athos 240 18. B. Martin-Hisard. L'Athos, l'orient et le caucase au XIe siecle 241 19. V. Candea. L'Athos et les Roumains 251 20. P. M. Kitromilides. Athos and the Enlightenment 259 Index 275 The papers in this volume derive from the 28th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, held for the Society for the promotion of Byzantine Studies at the Univesity of Birmingham in March 1994. Virtually from the time of their first foundation, the monastic communities of Mt Athos assumed a central position in the world of Orthodox Christianity. The spiritual, and political and economic influence of the Holy Mountain soon transcended the boundaries of the Byzantine empire within which it lay, to take on a supra-national importance and become one of the pillars of Orthodoxy after the fall of the empire. For the historian, the significance of Mt Athos is enhanced by the fact that its archives contain the most substanial body of Byzantine documentation to have survived the Middle Ages, and its libraries, treasuries and buildings have preserved much that has elsewhere been lost. These archives are now largely edited, and investigation of the art and archaeology is yielding substantial evidence. The papers in this volume, by an international set of scholars, embody the fruits of this research. Starting from Athos itself, they embrace the whole phenomenon of Byzantine monasticism, dealing with questions of asceticism, authority, community, economy, enlightenment, fortification, hesychasm, liturgy, manuscripts, music, patronage, scandal, spirituality, and women (to take an alphabetical sample). Together these papers provide a coherent and immediate view of scholarship in the field. Spring Symposia Of Byzantine Studies: A Record -- 1. St. Athanasios The Athonite: Traditionalist Or Innovator? / Kallistos Ware -- 2. Symeon The New Theologian (d. 1022) And Byzantine Monasticism / John A. Mcguckin -- 3. The Origins Of Athos / Rosemary Morris -- 4. Byzantine Monasteries In Eastern Macedonia And Thrace (synaxis, Mt. Papikion, St. John Prodromos Monastery) / Ch. Bakirtzis -- 5. The Athonite Monastic Tradition During The Eleventh And Early Twelfth Centuries / Dirk Krausmuller -- 6. Women And Mt. Athos / Alice-mary Talbot -- 7. Athos: A Working Community / Archimandrite Ephrem Lash -- 8. The Monastic Economy And Imperial Patronage From The Tenth To The Twelfth Centuries / Alan Harvey -- 9. Patronage In Palaiologan Mt. Athos / Nikolaos Oikonomides -- 10. The Buildings Of Vatopedi And Their Patrons / Stavros B. Mamaloukos -- 11. 'a Safe And Holy Mountain': Early Ottoman Athos / Elizabeth A. Zachariadou. Edited By Anthony Bryer And Mary Cunningham. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.