Pachomius

The Making of a Community in Fourth-Century Egypt

By:

Philip Rousseau

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Transformation of the Classical Heritage

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Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". Available again, Philip Rousseau's careful reading of the available texts reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. The author nor only provides a fuller and more accurate portrait of this great teacher and spiritual director but also gives a new perspective on the development of monasticism. In the new preface Rousseau reviews the scholarly developments that have modified his views and emphases since the book was published. The result is to make Pachomius an even less assured pioneer, a man likely to have been more involved in the village and urban society of his time than previously thought.

Author Biography:

Philip Rousseau is Associate Professor of History at the University of Auckland. He is the author of Basil of Caesarea (California, 1995).

Release date NZ

July 6th, 1999

Author

Philip Rousseau

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

2 maps, 1 figure

Pages

250

Series

Transformation of the Classical Heritage

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780520219595

Product ID

4017880

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