Monasteries and the care of souls in late antique Christianity: cognition and discipline
Evaluating postulants -- Discerning motivation I: status and vocation -- Discerning motivation II: trials of commitment -- Cognitive disciplines -- Scriptural exercises and the monastic soundscape: writing on the heart -- Learning the fear of God -- Prayer and monastic progress: from demonic temptat...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Late Antiquity
/ Monastery
/ Fear of God
/ Prayer
/ Meditation
/ Ritual
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Monastic and religious life
History Early church, ca. 30-600
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| Summary: | Evaluating postulants -- Discerning motivation I: status and vocation -- Discerning motivation II: trials of commitment -- Cognitive disciplines -- Scriptural exercises and the monastic soundscape: writing on the heart -- Learning the fear of God -- Prayer and monastic progress: from demonic temptation to divine revelation -- Collective heart-work -- The lives (and minds) of others: hagiography, cognition, and commemoration -- Shenoute and the heart of darkness: rituals of collective repentance |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1107184010 |