John Cassian and the creation of monastic subjectivity / Joshua Schachterle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schachterle, Joshua Daniel, author.

Series:

Studies in ancient religion and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cassian, John, approximately 360-approximately 435.

Cassian, John.

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Foucault, Michel.

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

Monastic and religious life.

Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Asceticism.

Subjectivity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Subjectivity.

Church--Authority.

Church.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Asceticism--Early church.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Monastic and religious life--Early church.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

192 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2023.

Summary:

"This study of Cassian's writings is supplemented with Michel Foucault's analysis of the creation of subjects in order to examine Cassian's formation of a specifically Egyptian form of monastic subjectivity for his audience, the monks of Gaul. Foucault's concepts of disciplinary power and pastoral power are also employed to demonstrate the effect Cassian's rhetoric would have upon his direct audience, as well as many other monks throughout history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cassian's context and asceticism as basis for valid authority

Foucault, Cassian, and the creation of subjects

Conflicts between monasticism and the church

Cassian's rhetorical attempts to separate monasticism from the church.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schachterle, Joshua Daniel. John Cassian and the creation of monastic subjectivity

ISBN:

9781800501485

180050148X

9781800501492

1800501498

OCLC:

1337154356

Publisher Number:

99994692303