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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145594103321

Autore

Dunn Marilyn

Titolo

The Emergence of Monasticism [[electronic resource] ] : From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007

ISBN

1-281-32294-6

9786611322946

0-470-75458-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

271

271/.009/015

Soggetti

Monastic and religious life

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 The Emergence of Christian Eremitism; 2 The Development of Communal Life; 3 Women in Early Monasticism; 4 The Meaning of Asceticism; 5 The Evolution of Monasticism in the West; 6 The Rule of St Benedict and its Italian Setting; 7 Britain and Ireland; 8 Irish peregrini and European Monasticism; 9 England in the Seventh Century; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change.:.; First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism.; Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life.