Wandering, Begging Monks

Spiritual Authority And The Promotion Of Monasticism In Late Antiquity

by Daniel Caner
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Publisher: University of California Press, August of 2002 ‧
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An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. This book presents a study of this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity.

Wandering, Begging Monks

Spiritual Authority And The Promotion Of Monasticism In Late Antiquity

by Daniel Caner

Property Description
ISBN: 9780520233249
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date: August of 2002
Language: English
Dimensions: 159 x 241 x 25 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 339
Format: Book
Collection: Transformation Of The Classical Heritage
Categories: Books in English > History > General History
EAN: 9780520233249

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