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John Cassian and the reading of Egyptian monastic culture /
This book examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptial Christian monks. This instruction was at its core an interactive experien...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Studies in medieval history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptial Christian monks. This instruction was at its core an interactive experience, depending upon both the discernment of the master and diligent application of instruction by the student. Driver examines Cassian's understanding of the act of reading and suggests the implications of this for Cassian's monastic teaching and it interprets Cassian's method of reading in light of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 149 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-144) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136707971 1136707972 9781315023649 1315023644 |