Ascetics, society, and the desert

Description:

Through rigorous examination of papyrological documentary sources, archaeology, and traditional literary sources, James Goehring gradually forces a new direction in understanding the evolution of monasticism. He ably transforms these sources into a clear narrative, thereby infusing the history of Egyptian monasticism with renewed energy.

subjects: Monasticism and religious orders,  History,  Church history,  Anachoreten,  Mönchtum,  Kloosterwezen,  11.51 early Christianity,  Asceticism,  Monasticism and religious orders, egypt

Places: Egypt