The Emergence of Monasticism
From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:2nd Jan '03
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The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change.
- First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism.
- Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life. <
‘An indispensable and valuable book.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘... the book succeeds admirably in making technical material accessible to the general reader.’ English Historical Review
‘The goal of this work, very successfully achieved, is a comprehensive view of monastic history ... throughout the book [Dunn] brings the reader quickly to understand a host of scholarly controversies without overburdening her text. Speculum
'... a thorough reading of the major secondary studies of the past generation ... The extensive notes, substantial biliography and detailed index will be of great use.' Ecclesiastical History
"This deserves to be widely recommended... a fascinating and thorough book" Morwenna Ludlow, Mind
ISBN: 9781405106412
Dimensions: 231mm x 154mm x 22mm
Weight: 445g
292 pages