Desert Christians : an introduction to the literature of early monasticism / William Harmless.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harmless, William, 1953-2014.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desert Fathers.

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Early.

Monastic and religious life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monastic and religious life.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 488 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

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 as 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195162226

0195162234

OCLC:

54006530