Contextualizing Cassian : Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul

Name: Contextualizing Cassian
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780199213139
Price: 23950 KES
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780199213139

by Richard J. Goodrich

Book Details

Format Hardback

Book Series Oxford Early Christian Studies

ISBN-10 0199213135

ISBN-13 9780199213139

Publisher Oxford University Press

Imprint Oxford University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 2nd, 2007

Print length 310 Pages

Weight 519 grams

Dimensions 22.20 x 14.50 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: European history Ancient history: to c 500 CE The Early Church Christian theology Christian institutions & organizations

KSh 23,950.00

Temporarily out of stock, due soon 0 in stock

Delivery Location

County

Location

Delivery fee: Select location

Secure

Quality

Fast

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.

Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich''s close analysis of Cassian''s earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers. By placing The Institutes in context, Goodrich demonstrates just how revolutionary this foundational work was for its time and milieu.

Get Contextualizing Cassian by Richard J. Goodrich at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Oxford University Press and it has 310 pages.