Shenoute & the women of the White Monastery : Egyptian monasticism in late antiquity / Rebecca Krawiec.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krawiec, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shenute, Saint, ca. 348-466.

Shenute.

Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt)--History.

Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt).

Monastic and religious life of women--Egypt--Suhaj--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Monastic and religious life of women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Other Title:

Shenoute and the women of the White Monastery

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book depicts the lives of female monks within a monastery located in upper Egypt in the period 385-464 CE.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Daily Life in the White Monastery under Shenoute; 2. Women's Life in the White Monastery under Shenoute; 3. Shenoute's Discourse of Monastic Power; 4. Acceptance and Resistance: The Women's Power; 5. "They too are Our Brethren": Gender in the White Monastery; 6. Gender and Monasticism in Late Antiquity; 7. Women's Role in the Monastic Family: The Intersection of Power and Gender; 8. "According to the Flesh": Biological Kin in the White Monastery; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610472284

9780190284619

0190284617

9781423757559

1423757556

9781280472282

1280472286

9780198029618

0198029616

OCLC:

64638604

Publisher Number:

2027/heb04286 hdl