04296nam 2201069 a 450 991078570790332120230508174223.00-520-95492-010.1525/9780520954922(CKB)2670000000315237(EBL)1104660(OCoLC)823040833(SSID)ssj0000803720(PQKBManifestationID)11456865(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803720(PQKBWorkID)10810764(PQKB)10878535(StDuBDS)EDZ0000173322(MiAaPQ)EBC1104660(MdBmJHUP)muse31005(DE-B1597)521038(DE-B1597)9780520954922(Au-PeEL)EBL1104660(CaPaEBR)ebr10640870(CaONFJC)MIL422808(EXLCZ)99267000000031523720120529d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShenoute of Atripe and the uses of poverty[electronic resource] rural patronage, religious conflict, and monasticism in late antique Egypt /Ariel G. LópezBerkeley, Calif. University of California Press20131 online resource (255 p.)The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literatureTransformation of the classical heritage ;50Revised dissertation--Princeton University, 2010.0-520-27483-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: "Rustic audacity" -- Loyal opposition -- A miraculous economy -- Rural patronage: holy and unholy -- The limits of intolerance -- Conclusion.Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy and religion in late antique Egypt. The issues and concerns Shenoute grappled with on a daily basis, Ariel Lopez argues, were not local problems, unique to one small corner of the ancient world. Rather, they are crucial to interpreting late antiquity as a historical period-rural patronage, religious intolerance, the Christian care of the poor and the local impact of the late Roman state. His little known writings provide us not only with a rare opportunity to see the life of a holy man as he himself saw it, but also with a privileged window into his world. Lopez brings Shenoute to prominence as witness of and participant in the major transformations of his time.Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.Coptic monasticism and religious ordersHistoryRomansEgyptEgyptHistory30 B.C.-640 A.DEgyptEconomic conditions332 B.C.-640 A.D5th century egypt.alexandria.ancient history.ancient world.antiquities.archaeology.ascetics.care of the poor.christian charity.christianity.coptic writings.economy.egypt.engaging.historical period.history of christianity.history.holy man.late antiquity.literary source.loquacious preacher.monks.pagans.poor.religion.religious intolerance.religious.retrospective.roman state.rural patronage.society.spiritual.stern abbot.stories of faith.Coptic monasticism and religious ordersHistory.Romans271.0092López Ariel G.1977-1548559MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785707903321Shenoute of Atripe and the uses of poverty3805668UNINA