Articles liés à Demons And the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat...

Demons And the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity - Couverture rigide

Brakke, David

 
9780674018754: Demons And the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0674018753 ISBN 13 : 9780674018754
Editeur : Harvard University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Demons--whether in embodied form or as inward temptation--make vivid appearances in early Christian monastic literature. In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped by the combative encounter with demons.

Brakke studies the "making of the monk" from two perspectives. First, he describes the social and religious identities that monastic authors imagined for the demon-fighting monk: the new martyr who fights against the pagan gods, the gnostic who believes he knows both the tricks of the demons and the secrets of God, and the prophet who discerns the hidden presence of Satan even among good Christians. Then he employs recent theoretical ideas about gender and racial stereotyping to interpret accounts of demon encounters, especially those in which demons appear as the Other--as Ethiopians, as women, or as pagan gods.

Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, and community rules, Brakke crafts a compelling picture of the embattled religious celibate. Demons and the Making of the Monk is an insightful and innovative exploration of the development of Christian monasticism.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

David Brakke is Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and Professor of History, Ohio State University.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Harvard University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0674018753
ISBN 13 
9780674018754
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
322
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Amazon EU Sarl
0
www.amazon.com

38 Avenue John F. Kennedy
Luxembourg
0
L-1855
Luxembourg