‘… neque in dexteram, neque in sinistram declinans’ (Vita Augustini 22,1). Possidius’ relationship with Augustine and Augustine’s embodiment of the Praeceptum in the Vita Augustini

This article is divided into three parts. The first calls into question how relations between Possidius and Augustine must be viewed on the basis of what Augustine has to say about the topic; thus the article shows that it was Possidius who appears to have guided and counseled Augustine on several o...

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Main Author: Geest, Paul van 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2017]
In: Revue d'études augustiniennes et patristiques
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 99-121
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Possidius, Calamensis -437 / Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Possidius, Calamensis -437, Vita Augustini / Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Regula sancti Augustini
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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