lln divinis scripturis legitur': monastieke idealen en het gebruik van de Bijbel in de Gesta Sanctorum Rotonensium
Rutger Kramer
The FWF Special Research Programme (SFB) Visions of Community studies the influence Christianity, Islam and Buddhism on conception religious political communities in medieval period. central research question revolves around meaning spiritual over-arching ideas discourses about concept âcommunitiesâ, how these affect formation legitimation particular communities, ranging from empires, territorial polities, tribes ethnic groups, to more localised urban agricultural as well monastic other types communal living. VISCOM has selected its exemplary case order cover a fairly wide spectrum social formations sources: among others, it deals with Christian constructions community early exegetical eschatological texts; forms identification regarding tribal Islamic South Arabia; texts written post-imperial Tibetan monasteries; production uses an inclusive collection saintsâ lives high late Austria; or conflicts their legal documentation 15th-century Dalmatian city. In shed light dynamics between ideal reality researchers Academy-affiliated Institute for Cultural Intellectual History Asia (IKGA), Social Anthropology (ISA) Medieval (IMaFo) have worked together Eastern European University Vienna past four years already first results have, been published special issue prestigious international journal Anthropology. second phase this project, which started 1st March 2015, local regional will be combined transversal trans-regional themes that addressed interdisciplinary working groups. Cooperation within revolve focus Comparative Methodology; Spiritual Community; Urban Communities; Tribes Ethnicity. . âThis SFB offers us exceptional possibility engage intensive comparative members academic disciplines â is through comparison widely disparate regions we are enabled get essentials questions by us. Now than ever, deeper understanding different each three world religions important goal. We excellent position contribute understandingâ, says Walter Pohl, director IMaFo speaker project Andre Gingrich, ISA.