Philosopher-monks, episcopal authority, and the care of the self
Zachary B. Smith reads the 'Apophthegmata Patrum' in the philosophical and political contexts of late antique Palestine. He explores how the compiler asserts monastic autonomy from ecclesiastics by incorporating classical and late antique philosophical categories, and by selectively presen...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Turnhout
Brepols
2017
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Instrumenta patristica et mediaevalia (80)
Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Instrumenta patristica et mediaevalia
80 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Apophthegmata Patrum
/ Church office
/ Church authority
/ Authority
B Apophthegmata Patrum / Palestine / Self / Personality development / Faith development / Monasticism / History 400-500 |
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| Summary: | Zachary B. Smith reads the 'Apophthegmata Patrum' in the philosophical and political contexts of late antique Palestine. He explores how the compiler asserts monastic autonomy from ecclesiastics by incorporating classical and late antique philosophical categories, and by selectively presenting problematic interactions between monks and ecclesiastics |
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| Physical Description: | 327 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 2-503-57888-8 978-2-503-57888-0 |
