Monastic Bodies : Discipline and Salvation in Shenoute of Atripe /
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.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.


