Shenoute and the women of the white monastery
Auteur :
Krawiec, Dr Rebecca
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195129434
Date de publication :
14 févr. 2002
Dimensions :
15,2 x 22,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
558 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This title depicts the lives of female monks within a monastery located in upper Egypt in the period 385-464 CE. Piecing together 12 original letters, the author examines how the male monk in charge constructed and exerted his authority, and the degree to which this was accepted.