Contextualizing Cassian (e-bog) af Goodrich, Richard J.
Goodrich, Richard J. (forfatter)

Contextualizing Cassian e-bog

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Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich's close analysis of Cassian's earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers. By placing The Institutes in ...
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Forfattere Goodrich, Richard J. (forfatter)
Forlag OUP Oxford
Udgivet 2 august 2007
Genrer 3D
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780191526602
Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich's close analysis of Cassian's earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers. By placing The Institutes in context, Goodrich demonstrates just how revolutionarythis foundational work was for its time and milieu.