Wandering, begging monks : spiritual authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity /
An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries. This study explores this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority.
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| Формат: | Licensed eBooks |
| Мова: | Англійська |
| Опубліковано: |
Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press
2002.
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| Серія: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
33. |
| Онлайн доступ: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnhsj |
| Резюме: | An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries. This study explores this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority. |
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| Фізичний опис: | 1 online resource (xiv, 325 pages) : map |
| Бібліографія: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520928503 0520928504 141752331X 9781417523313 1597349844 9781597349840 9780520233249 0520233247 |