Contextualizing Cassian [[electronic resource] ] : aristocrats, asceticism, and reformation in fifth-century Gaul / / Richard J. Goodrich

• Autore: Goodrich Richard J. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 271.0092
• Soggetto topico: Monastic and religious life - History of doctrines; Asceticism - History - Early church, ca. 30-600
• Soggetto geografico: Gaul Religion
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The world of Gallic asceticism; 2. Experientia vs Gallic inexperience; 3. Experientia vs other builders; 4. Instituta as independent authority; 5. Renuntiatio and the 'Rhetoric of Renunciation'; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Cassian of Marseilles?; Appendix 2: Textual problems in De institutis 3; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life. - ;Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich's close analysis of Cassian's earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a
• Titolo autorizzato: Contextualizing Cassian
• ISBN: 9786611149185; 1-281-14918-7; 0-19-152660-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792223103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford early Christian studies.