Wandering, begging monks : spiritual authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity /

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An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries. This study explores this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Caner, Daniel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2002.
Collection:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 33.
Sujets:
30-600
Monastic and religious life > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Messalians.
Vie religieuse et monastique > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Messaliens.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION > Antiquities & Archaeology.
Monastic and religious life > Early church.
Teologi > Teologi.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries. This study explores this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xiv, 325 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index.
ISBN:9780520928503
0520928504
141752331X
9781417523313
1597349844
9781597349840
9780520233249
0520233247

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