Monastic bodies : discipline and salvation in Shenoute of Atripe /

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An in-depth examination of the asceticism practiced at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt in the fifth century, using diverse sources, including monastic rules, theological treatises, sermons, letters, and material culture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schroeder, Caroline T., 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2007.
Series:Divinations.
Subjects:
Shenute, > Saint, > approximately 348-466.
Shenute, > Saint, > approximately 348-466
Schenute > 333-451
Schenute.
30-600
Monasticism and religious orders > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monasticism and religious orders > Egypt > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Égypte > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Monasticism and religious orders
Monasticism and religious orders > Early church
Mönchtum
Ordensregel
Koptische Kerk.
Witte klooster.
Ascese.
monachisme > Egypte > 395 > 465.
monachisme > Eglise primitive.
Egypt
Ägypten > Altertum
Egypte.
History
Geschichte 30-600.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction Shenoute in the Landscape of Early Christian Asceticism
  • 1. Bodily Discipline and Monastic Authority: Shenoute's Earliest Letters to the Monastery
  • 2. The Ritualization of the Monastic Body: Shenoute's Rules
  • 3. The Church Building as Symbol of Ascetic Renunciation
  • 4. Defending the Sanctity of the Body: Shenoute on the Resurrection
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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