A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)

In this study, we aim to analyse some of the dynamics adopted by monastic communities in defining their environmental and jurisdictional space through boundaries. The wide geographical area under consideration and the long chronological span are appropriate dimensions on which to investigate phenome...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Minotto, Anna Rapetti
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Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2025-04-01
Series:Anuario de Estudios Medievales
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Online Access:https://estudiosmedievales.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosmedievales/article/view/1339
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description In this study, we aim to analyse some of the dynamics adopted by monastic communities in defining their environmental and jurisdictional space through boundaries. The wide geographical area under consideration and the long chronological span are appropriate dimensions on which to investigate phenomena that are not limited to the local level. The comparative analysis of sources concerning boundaries, produced by diverse and distant monastic communities, attests how the medieval monastic landscape was defined according to specific norms and customs that operated within the relationship between monks and their environmental resources, creating physical limits of inclusion and exclusion.
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spelling doaj-art-7095f28b644440da8d85673faa0922942025-08-20T02:08:03ZcatConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAnuario de Estudios Medievales0066-50611988-42302025-04-0154210.3989/aem.2024.54.2.1339A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)Alessandra Minotto0Anna Rapetti1Ca’ Foscari University of VeniceCa’ Foscari University of VeniceIn this study, we aim to analyse some of the dynamics adopted by monastic communities in defining their environmental and jurisdictional space through boundaries. The wide geographical area under consideration and the long chronological span are appropriate dimensions on which to investigate phenomena that are not limited to the local level. The comparative analysis of sources concerning boundaries, produced by diverse and distant monastic communities, attests how the medieval monastic landscape was defined according to specific norms and customs that operated within the relationship between monks and their environmental resources, creating physical limits of inclusion and exclusion. https://estudiosmedievales.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosmedievales/article/view/1339monasticismnorthern Italybordersinclusion and exclusionboundary practicescartography
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A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)
Anuario de Estudios Medievales
monasticism
northern Italy
borders
inclusion and exclusion
boundary practices
cartography
title A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)
title_full A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)
title_fullStr A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)
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title_short A fluid monastic body: questions of re-bordering in nirthern Italy (twelfth-sixteenth centuries)
title_sort fluid monastic body questions of re bordering in nirthern italy twelfth sixteenth centuries
topic monasticism
northern Italy
borders
inclusion and exclusion
boundary practices
cartography
url https://estudiosmedievales.revistas.csic.es/index.php/estudiosmedievales/article/view/1339
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