Conversations in a Monastery

A project to determine what life was like in the monastic community of St Leo Abbey in central Florida is discussed, and some broader points about how oral history as a method for community history must engage both the constraints and possibilities that flow from the particular character of the comm...

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Published in:The Oral history review 1991-04, Vol.19 (1), p.55-73
Main Author: Angrosino, Michael V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abbots
Benedictine Order
Brothers
Catholicism
Communities
History
Monasteries
Monks
Oral history
Priests
Religious buildings
Religious orders
Social life & customs
Social research
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Summary:A project to determine what life was like in the monastic community of St Leo Abbey in central Florida is discussed, and some broader points about how oral history as a method for community history must engage both the constraints and possibilities that flow from the particular character of the community are suggested.
ISSN:0094-0798
1533-8592
DOI:10.1093/ohr/19.1.55