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Contextualizing Cassian

- Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul

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A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199213139
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 310
  • Utgiven:
  • 2. augusti 2007
  • Mått:
  • 145x222x24 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 519 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 17. december 2024

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A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life.

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