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The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages

By Marilyn Dunn

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0631134638, 9780631134633, 9780470754542
Open Library ID
OL7608467M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17206294 bytes)
Pages
288\290
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the emergence of monasticism from its roots in late antiquity and its transition to the early medieval West. Beginning with the search for individual perfection in the context of the religious and social climate of fourth-century Egypt, it traces the adoption and transformation of monastic ideas and practices first by the elites of the Western Roman Empire and later by the royalty and aristocracy of the so-called barbarian kingdoms, including the Franks and Anglo-Saxons. It tracks the development of monastic rules and includes sections on female asceticism and monasticism, on Irish monasticism and its influence, and the developing theology of afterlife and intercession. This unique work is based on a detailed consideration of the texts, their use and adaptation, and is the first treatment of the subject to draw together social and religious approaches. The book offers a number of original perspectives on major issues and controversies.

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