Muße: a cultural transfer between East and West. Transformations of asceticism and monasticism (D02 (G01/A02))

• Subject Area: Roman Catholic Theology
• Term: from 2013 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 197396619

The subproject focuses on two main questions. On the one hand, it examines how Christian theologi-ans of the 4th century positioned themselves in relation to classical Pagan-Roman ‘otial practices’ (spectacula, balnea etc.). On the other hand, it deals with the relationship of these theological positions to the concrete, everyday practice of Christians of that time and analyses how Christian otium-practices developed between theological ideality and everyday reality.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1015: Muße (Leisure/Otium). Concepts, Spaces, Figures
• Applicant Institution: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Thomas Böhm; Professor Dr. Thomas Jürgasch