John cassian and the reading of egyptian monastic culture
Auteur :
Driver, Steven D.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415936682
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptian Christian monks.