Pre-benedictine monasticism : initiation into the monastic tradition 2 / by Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by Patrick F. O'Connell ; preface by Sidney H. Griffith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

Series:

Monastic wisdom series ; no. 9.

Monastic wisdom series ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monasticism and religious orders--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monasticism and religious orders.

History.

Monasticism and religious orders--Early church.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

lxix, 391 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Pub./Western Michigan University, [2006]

Summary:

Thomas Merton's two series of Pre-Benedictine Monasticism conferences form both a supplement and a sequel to Cassian and the Fathers, the first volume of Merton's conferences for novices to be published in the Monastic Wisdom series. Part One not only includes fresh insights on such leaders of early monasticism as Anthony, Pachomius, Basil, and Cassian, but also considers long overlooked key figures like Martin of Tours, Shenoute of Atripe, Melania the Younger, and the pilgrim nun Egeria. In Part Two, Merton, writing at a time when little attention was generally given to these significant but neglected sources, extends his investigations of early monastic life to the Syriac tradition. These conferences, or lectures, edited from Merton's own typescripts, make available his keen observations on the earliest phases of Christian monasticism, and also provide important background material for a number of his essays, among them "From Pilgrimage to Crusade" and "Rain and the Rhinoceros".

Contents:

Pre-Benedictine Monasticism, Part I

Pre-Benedictine Monasticism, Part II

Appendix A. Textual Notes

Appendix B. Table of Correspondences

Appendix C. For Further Reading.

Notes:

"Sequel to Cassian and the Fathers"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968. Pre-benedictine monasticism.

ISBN:

0879070730

9780879070731

OCLC:

69645772

Publisher Number:

9780879070731 (pbk.)

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