The Monastic Life at Pluscarden Abbey

dc.contributor.advisorStapele, N. van
dc.contributor.advisorTonnaer, A.
dc.contributor.authorGroesen, B. van
dc.date.issued2018-10-22
dc.description.abstractEven though I notice individualistic tendencies all around me, I also noticed the exact opposites during a previous research on Benedictine monastic life in The Netherlands. Theories on individualism argue that individualism causes an increase of selfish behaviour, and a decrease of solidary behaviour. However, Benedictine monastic communities seem to be an exception to this societal process of individualisation by showing a strong sense of community. Rupp (2015) argues that religious communities in Western societies are underexposed in the regard of a sense of community. Therefore, this explorative empirical research aims to investigate the main factors that create a sense of community in one of those communities, based on three months of field research at Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland. In this thesis, the following ways in which a sense of community is created among the monks are considered: God, rituals, work and routine.en_US
dc.embargo.lift10000-01-01
dc.embargo.typePermanent embargoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/7093
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationMaster Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie specialisatie Ontwikkelingssociologieen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeCulturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologieen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleThe Monastic Life at Pluscarden Abbeyen_US
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