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Contextualizing Cassian

- Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul

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A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199213139
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 310
  • Utgitt:
  • 2. august 2007
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 145x222x24 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 519 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life.

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