Bread in the Desert: The Politics and Practicalities of Food in Early Egyptian Monasticism

The Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers) offer a compelling literary perspective on the daily lives of early Egyptian monastics. The routine necessities of food and drink played a distinct part in the physical and spiritual survival of these novel monastic communities. When, what, an...

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Main Author: Hansen, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2021
In: Church history
Year: 2021, Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 286-303
Further subjects:B Desert Fathers
B Apophthegmata
B Food and Eating in Early Christianity
B Egyptian Monasticism
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