Canons of our fathers, the: monastic rules of shenoute
Auteur :
Layton, Bentley
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198785194
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
568 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is the first publication of a very early set of Christian monastic rules from Roman Egypt, accompanied by four preliminary chapters discussing their historical and social context and their character as rules. These rules were found quoted in the writings of the great Egyptian monastic leader Shenoute.