Words to live by : journeys in ancient and modern Egyptian monasticism / by Tim Vivian ; with the assistance of Apostolos N. Athanassakis, Maged S. A. Mikhail and Birger A. Pearson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Vivian, Tim

Contributor:

• Athanassakis, Apostolos N.
• Mikhail, Maged S. A., 1974-
• Pearson, Birger A. (Birger Albert), 1934-

Series:

• Cistercian studies series ; no. 207.
• Cistercian studies series ; no. 207

Language:

• English
• Undetermined

Subjects (All):

• Vivian, Tim.
• Monastic and religious life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600--Sources.
• Monastic and religious life--Egypt--History--Sources.
• Vivian, Tim--Travel.
• Monastic and religious life.
• Travel.
• History.
• Egypt--Description and travel.
• Egypt.
• Monastic and religious life--Egypt.

Genre:

• Sources.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 430 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, [2005]

Contents:

• Words to live by
• The monasteries of the Wadi al-Natrun, Egypt: a monastic and personal journey
• A journey to the interior: the monasteries of Saint Antony and Saint Paul by the Red Sea
• The good God, the Holy Power, and the Paraclete: ad filios Dei (to the sons of God) by Saint Macarius the Great
• Saint Paul of Tamma and the life of the cell
• The life of Paul of Tamma
• Four short works
• On the cell
• Monks, middle Egypt, and Metanoia: the life of Phib
• Humility and resistance in late antique Egypt: the life of Longinus
• The ascetic discourse of Stephen of Thebes
• Holy men and businessmen: monks as intercessors in fourth-century Egypt.

Notes:

• Map on p. [2] and [3] of cover.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-416) and index.

ISBN:

0879076577

OCLC:

61123013

Publisher Number:

9780879076573