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

By Philip Rousseau

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520341692
DOI
10.1525/9780520341692
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21444642 bytes)
Series
Transformation of the Classical Heritage; 6
Edition
Reprint 2020
Pages
240\236
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 19:40:12

Description

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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