Sitting in the Cell: The Literary Development of an Ascetic Praxis in Paul of Tamma’s Writings. With an Edition of Some Hitherto Unknown Fragments of De Cella

This article focuses on Paul of Tamma, a fourth- or fifth-century Egyptian author who wrote a series of ascetic texts, preserved only in the Sahidic dialect of Coptic. The first part examines the ancient sources concerning Paul of Tamma, which are exclusively hagiographic. Although they contain many...

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Main Author: Suciu, Alin 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2017]
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 141-171
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paul of Tammah ca. 4./5. Jh / Asceticism
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
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