Children and family in late antique Egyptian monasticism
"In the 300s, Christians in Egypt and all over the Roman Empire came to the Nile Valley and outlying deserts to become monks, men as well as women. The rhetoric of this movement emphasized a retreat into the wilderness, a retreat away from the city, family, and property - everything one had. Pe...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| Em: | Ano: 2021 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Egypt
/ Late Antiquity
/ Monasticism
/ Child
/ Family
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KBN África subsaariana |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Families (Egypt)
History To 1500
B Christian children Religious life History To 1500 B Children (Egypt) History To 1500 B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Resumo: | "In the 300s, Christians in Egypt and all over the Roman Empire came to the Nile Valley and outlying deserts to become monks, men as well as women. The rhetoric of this movement emphasized a retreat into the wilderness, a retreat away from the city, family, and property - everything one had. Perhaps the most famous passage in monastic hagiography evokes this renunciation of family. Athanasius, author of the Life of Antony, declared that so many people had come to Egypt to become monks that the desert had transformed into a well-populated community:"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1107156874 |