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ASCETICS AND AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST
THE MONASTERIES OF PALESTINE 314-631 |
| By: |
John Binns |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£54.00 |
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£54.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019826934X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198269342 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 August, 1996 |
| Series: |
Oxford Early Christian Studies |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
This is the first study of the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period. The monasteries of the desert - in Jerusalem, Egypt, and Syria, played a key role in Byzantine society, and the `desert fathers' are well known even today as landmarks in the history of Christian spirituality. The book uses contemporary sources to discuss both how the monks actually lived, and their contribution to the doctrinal and spiritual debate. |
| Synopsis: |
The monasteries of the Jerusalem desert were famous throughout the Byzantine Christian world. Yet whilst much has been written about their counterparts in Egypt and Syria, this book is the first to provide a comprehensive study of the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period, from the accession of Constantine to the fall of Jerusalem to the Persians in 614. The book is divided into three parts. The first examines the lives of the holy men of the desert, using contemporary source material, and looks at the culture which produced them. The second describes the environment, including chapters on Jerusalem and the expansion of monasticism into other urban centres. The third section presents some of the main themes of the saints' lives, with chapters on the historical development, doctrinal debate, and spirituality. This is an important and valuable contribution to the study of ancient spirituality and desert monasticism, and should be of interest both to historians and scholars of patristics and theology. |
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UK |
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Clarendon Press |
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