Pachomius: The Making of a Community in Fourth-Century Egypt - Couverture souple

Rousseau, Philip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520219597 ISBN 13 : 9780520219595

Editeur : University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism." Available again, Philip Rousseau's careful reading of the available texts reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Rousseau not only provides a fuller and more accurate portrait of this great teacher and spiritual director but also gives a new perspective on the development of monasticism. In a new preface Rousseau reviews the scholarly developments that have modified his views and emphases since the book was published. The result is to make Pachomius an even less assured pioneer, a man likely to have been more involved in the village and urban society of his time than previously thought.

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À propos de l'auteur

Philip Rousseau is Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor of Early Christian Studies, and Director, Center for the Study of Early Christianity, Catholic University of America. He is the author of Basil of Caesarea (California, 1995).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520219597
• ISBN 13: 9780520219595
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254
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• Personne responsable: non disponible