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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Autore principale: Dilley, Paul C. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Cambridge New York Port Melbourne Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press [2017]
In:Anno: 2017
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Epoca tardo-antica / Monastero <motivo> / Timor di Dio / Preghiera <motivo> / Meditazione / Rituale
Altre parole chiave:B Monastic and religious life History Early church, ca. 30-600
Accesso online: Recensione
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Riepilogo: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
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:xii, 350 Seiten, 23 cm
ISBN:978-1-107-18401-5