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.

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Caner, Daniel
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press 2002.
Col·lecció:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 33.
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnhsj