Wandering, Begging Monks : Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity

Name: Wandering, Begging Monks
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 9780520233249
Price: 11150 KES
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ISBN: 9780520233249

by Daniel Caner

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Format Hardback

Book Series Transformation of the Classical Heritage

ISBN-10 0520233247

ISBN-13 9780520233249

Publisher University of California Press

Imprint University of California Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 5th, 2002

Print length 339 Pages

Weight 590 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 2.80 cms

Product Classification: General & world history Ancient history: to c 500 CE Social & cultural history The Early Church Christian communities & monasticism

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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 fourth and fifth centuries. This book presents a study of this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity.

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