Ascetics, society, and the desert
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Through rigorous examination of papyrological documentary sources, archaeology, and traditional literary sources, James Goehring gradually forces a new direction in understanding the evolution of monasticism. He ably transforms these sources into a clear narrative, thereby infusing the history of Egyptian monasticism with renewed energy.
Monasticism and religious ordersHistoryChurch historyAnachoretenMönchtumKloosterwezen11.51 early ChristianityAsceticismMonasticism and religious orders, egypt