Shenoute of Atripe and the uses of poverty :: rural patronage, religious conflict, and monasticism in late antique Egypt /

Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor, and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy, and religion in late antique Egypt. The is...

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1. Verfasser: López, Ariel G., 1977-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 50.
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Zusammenfassung:Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor, and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy, and religion in late antique Egypt. The issues and concerns Shenoute grappled with on a daily basis, the author argues, were not local problems, unique to one small corner of the ancient world. Rather, they are crucial to interpreting late antiquity as a historical period - rural patronage, religious intolerance, the Christian care of the poor, and the local impact of the late Roman state. His little-known writings provide us not only with a rare opportunity to see the life of a holy man as he himself saw it, but also with a privileged window into his surroundings and society. This book brings Shenoute to prominence as witness of and participant in the major transformations of his time.
Beschreibung:Revised dissertation--Princeton University, 2010.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520954920
9780520954922

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