Pachomius : the making of a community in fourth-century Egypt / Philip Rousseau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rousseau, Philip, author.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

Transformation of the classical heritage ; Volume 6.

Transformation of the Classical Heritage Series ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pachomius, Saint.

Pachomius.

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

Monasticism and religious orders.

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

Asceticism.

Egypt--Church history.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiii, 217 p. ) maps ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism." Available again, Philip Rousseau's careful reading of the available texts reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Rousseau not only provides a fuller and more accurate portrait of this great teacher and spiritual director but also gives a new perspective on the development of monasticism. In a new preface Rousseau reviews the scholarly developments that have modified his views and emphases since the book was published. The result is to make Pachomius an even less assured pioneer, a man likely to have been more involved in the village and urban society of his time than previously thought.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURE

ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

I. EGYPT

II. THE SOURCES

III. FORMING THE COMMUNITY

IV. THE DAY'S ROUTINE

V. LIVING UNDER RULE

VI. LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY

VII. THE ASCETIC GOA

VIII. MONASTERY AND WORLD

IX. CONTINUITY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-212) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520341692

0520341694

OCLC:

1224278649