Ascetics, Society, and the Desert

Ascetics, Society, and the Desert
Author :
Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 324
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1563382695
ISBN-13 : 9781563382697
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ascetics, Society, and the Desert by : James E. Goehring

Download or read book Ascetics, Society, and the Desert written by James E. Goehring and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through rigorous examination of papyrological documentary sources, archaeology, and traditional literary sources, James Goehring gradually forces a new direction in understanding the evolution of monasticism. He ably transforms these sources into a clear narrative, thereby infusing the history of Egyptian monasticism with renewed energy.


Ascetics, Society, and the Desert Related Books

Ascetics, Society, and the Desert
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: James E. Goehring
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-05-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through rigorous examination of papyrological documentary sources, archaeology, and traditional literary sources, James Goehring gradually forces a new directio
Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Philip Rousseau
Categories: Asceticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Rousseau presents a survey of asceticism in the western church until about 400, including a selective study of Jerome, and then, moving into the fifth century.
Desert Christians
Language: en
Pages: 513
Authors: William Harmless
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-06-17 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the fourth century, the deserts of Egypt became the nerve center of a radical new movement, what we now call monasticism. Groups of Christians-from illiterat
Asceticism and Its Critics
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Oliver Freiberger
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Scholars of religion have always been fascinated by asceticism. Some have even regarded this radical way of life-- the withdrawal from the world, combined with
The Desert Fathers
Language: en
Pages: 261
Authors: Benedicta Ward
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-03-27 - Publisher: Penguin UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official