Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [69]-73).

Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-53).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Catholic University of America, 1943. / Without thesis statement. Bibliography: p. 29-30.

[pt] Este estudo contribui para a compreensão do primeiro estágio hierárquico do candomblé, denominado: abianato. Enfatizando a categoria dos abiãs no processo iniciático desta modalidade religiosa afro-brasileira, são reveladas as percepções dos próprios noviços sobre a experiência do abianato. Tendo em vista o caráter espetacular das cerimônias públicas do candomblé, as performances dos abiãs são analisadas segundo a perspectiva da antropologia da performance, proposta por Richard Schechner. Nesta pesquisa, o período do abianato não é percebido apenas como uma participação meramente sociológica do religioso. Ao contrário, constitui-se como uma etapa ritual fundamental na construção identitária do candomblecista. / [en] This study contributes to the understanding of the first hierarchical stage of candomblé, denominated: abianato. Emphasizing the category of abiãs in the initiation process of this Afro-Brazilian religious modality, the novices themselves perceptions of the experience of abianato are revealed. In view of the spectacular character of candomblé public ceremonies, the performances of the abiãs are analyzed according to the perspective of performance anthropology, proposed by Richard Schechner. In this research, the period of the abianato is not perceived only as a merely sociological participation of the religious. On the contrary, it constitutes a fundamental ritual stage in the identity building of the candomblecista.

La thèse est une approche multidisciplinaire des coutumes religieuses et sociales byzantines en lien avec l’entrée au monastère et la profession monastique. L’étude se propose de mieux expliquer certains aspects peu compris de l’histoire du rituel liturgique ou de l’histoire des pratiques sociales. Parmi eux, nous mentionnons la terminologie utilisée pour décrire les étapes de la vie monastique, l’origine du petit habit monastique, l’introduction de la tonsure dans les pratiques utilisées à l’entrée au monastère, le nombre et le nom des habits reçus le jour de la profession monastique, les règles sociales qui gouvernaient le départ vers cette nouvelle forme de vie. Notre recherche vise l’évolution de l’ensemble de ces pratiques monastiques tout au long de l’histoire byzantine. Elle utilise à la fois des sources historiques, canoniques, littéraires, liturgiques et iconographiques. Le point clé de notre interprétation est la distinction entre deux traditions monastiques, l’une provenant de Jérusalem et l’autre provenant de Constantinople. Dans cette perspective, l’histoire des pratiques étudiées devient un « conte de deux cités », terme déjà utilisé dans un contexte strictement liturgique par R. Taft, mais pas encore appliqué à la vie monastique. Ce dialogue entre deux coutumes monastiques suffisamment différentes constitue la source d’un nombre important de clarifications terminologiques et liturgiques. On constate la coexistence sans conflit de ces traditions d’origines différentes, leurs influences mutuelles et une remarquable capacité de synthèse propre à la vie ascétique byzantine. Certains des traits du monachisme de cette époque sont encore observables dans le monachisme d’influence byzantine d’aujourd’hui. / The thesis is a multidisciplinary approach to the Byzantine religious and social customs in relation to the entrance into the monastery and the monastic profession. The study aims to better explain some aspects of the history of the liturgical ritual or the history of social practices that remain little understood. Among these, we discuss the terminology used to describe the stages of the monastic life, the origin of the small monastic habit, the introduction of the tonsure among the practices used at the entrance to the monastery, the number and the names of habits received on the day of monastic profession, the social rules that governed the start of this new form of life. The research focuses on the overall evolution of these monastic practices throughout the Byzantine history. In so doing, it uses the historical, canonical, literary, liturgical and iconographic sources. The key point of our interpretation is the distinction between two monastic traditions, one from Jerusalem and another from Constantinople. From this perspective, the history of the practices studied here becomes a "tale of two cities", a term already used in a strictly liturgical context by R. Taft, but not yet applied to the monastic life. The dialogue between these two different monastic traditions is the source of a large number of terminological and liturgical clarifications. We observe the non-conflictual coexistence of these practices of different origins, their mutual influence and a remarkable capacity for synthesis within the Byzantine ascetic life. Some features of the monastic life during this period are still found in the nowadays monasticism of Byzantine influence.