William Harmless: Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism


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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.

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Author: William Harmless
Number of Pages: 512 pages
Published Date: 01 Jul 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780195162233
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