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Record Nr.

UNISA996595772703316

Autore

Rousseau Philip

Titolo

Pachomius / / Philip Rousseau ; the making of a community in fourth-century Egypt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1999, c1985

ISBN

0-520-34169-4

Edizione

[1st pbk. print.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxiii, 217 p. ) : maps ;

Collana

Transformation of the classical heritage. ; 6

Disciplina

271

Soggetti

Monasticism and religious orders - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Asceticism - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Egypt Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- I. EGYPT -- II. THE SOURCES -- III. FORMING THE COMMUNITY -- IV. THE DAY'S ROUTINE -- V. LIVING UNDER RULE -- VI. LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY -- VII. THE ASCETIC GOA -- VIII. MONASTERY AND WORLD -- IX. CONTINUITY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.