Monks at Work: Ideals and Reality in Early Egyptian Monasticism

The article offers information on the monastic leaders and ascetic theorists, the job of a Christian monk that was the self-work of ascetic disciplines that is fasting, prayer, sexual renunciation, obedience, and voluntary poverty. Topics include reports that physical labor is an ascetic discipline...

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Main Author: Robinson, Dana 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. [2020]
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 20-23
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt / Egypt (Nord) / Monasticism (Motif) / Asceticism / Church history studies / Church
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
Further subjects:B Leaders
B Poverty
B THEORISTS
B Renunciation (Philosophy)
B MONASTIC life
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Summary:The article offers information on the monastic leaders and ascetic theorists, the job of a Christian monk that was the self-work of ascetic disciplines that is fasting, prayer, sexual renunciation, obedience, and voluntary poverty. Topics include reports that physical labor is an ascetic discipline that is a physically difficult, demeaning, or tedious manual task that purifies the spirit by humbling the body.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review