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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Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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Church history
Year: 2021, Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 286-303 |
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Desert Fathers
B Apophthegmata B Food and Eating in Early Christianity B Egyptian Monasticism |
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