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Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism
William Harmless
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Description for Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism
Paperback. Provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond. This book serves as a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on early Christianity, the Desert Fathers, and Christian asceticism. It includes chronologies, maps, outlines, illustrations, and bibliographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 halftones, numerous line drawings and tables. BIC Classification: HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
In this book, William Harmless provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond. He introduces the reader to the major figures and literary texts, as well offering an up-to-date survey of current questions and scholarship in the field. The text is enhanced by the inclusion of chronologies, maps, outlines, illustrations, and bibliographies. The book will not only serve as a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on early Christianity, the Desert Fathers, and Christian asceticism, but it should stimulate further research by making the fruits of recent scholarship more readily and widely available.
In this book, William Harmless provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond. He introduces the reader to the major figures and literary texts, as well offering an up-to-date survey of current questions and scholarship in the field. The text is enhanced by the inclusion of chronologies, maps, outlines, illustrations, and bibliographies. The book will not only serve as a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on early Christianity, the Desert Fathers, and Christian asceticism, but it should stimulate further research by making the fruits of recent scholarship more readily and widely available.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195162233
SKU
V9780195162233
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99-59
About William Harmless
William Harmless, S.J. is Professor of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1996 to 2003, he held the Thomas E. Caestecker Chair of the Liberal Arts at Spring Hill College. He has been a member of the Society of Jesus since 1978 and is the author of Augustine and the Catechumenate (1995). His research on ... Read more
Reviews for Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism
Dr Harmless has produced a comprehensive introduction to the major figures in the Egyptian tradition...the book is thoroughly impressive and will undoubtedly prove very useful...splendid resource.
Augustine Casiday, SJT
this volume offers a solid, balanced, well-researched, and clearly written introduction to and survey of early Egyptian monasticism.
Tim Vivian, Sobornost
There is no doubt that this ... Read more
Augustine Casiday, SJT
this volume offers a solid, balanced, well-researched, and clearly written introduction to and survey of early Egyptian monasticism.
Tim Vivian, Sobornost
There is no doubt that this ... Read more