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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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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
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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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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |