The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages
Author:   Marilyn Dunn (University of Glasgow)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781405106412


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   02 January 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Marilyn Dunn (University of Glasgow)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9781405106412


ISBN 10:   1405106417
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   02 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Preface. List of Abbreviations. 1. The Emergence of Christian Eremiticism. 2. The Development of Communal Life. 3. Women in Early Monasticism. 4. The Meaning of Asceticism. 5. The Evolution of Monasticism in the West. 6. The Rule of St Benedicts and its Italian Setting. 7. Britain and Ireland. 8. Irish peregrini and European Monasticism. 9. Monasticism and Society in the Seventh Century. Bibliography. Index.

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'An indispensable and valuable book.' Times Literary Supplement <!----end----> '... the book succeeds admirably in making technical material accessible to the general reader.' English Historical Review 'The goal of this work, very successfully achieved, is a comprehensive view of monastic history ... throughout the book [Dunn] brings the reader quickly to understand a host of scholarly controversies without overburdening her text. Speculum a ... a thorough reading of the major secondary studies of the past generation ... The extensive notes, substantial biliography and detailed index will be of great use.a Ecclesiastical History This deserves to be widely recommended... a fascinating and thorough book Morwenna Ludlow, Mind


'An indispensable and valuable book.' Times Literary Supplement '... the book succeeds admirably in making technical material accessible to the general reader.' English Historical Review 'The goal of this work, very successfully achieved, is a comprehensive view of monastic history ... throughout the book [Dunn] brings the reader quickly to understand a host of scholarly controversies without overburdening her text. Speculum '... a thorough reading of the major secondary studies of the past generation ... The extensive notes, substantial biliography and detailed index will be of great use.' Ecclesiastical History &quot;This deserves to be widely recommended... a fascinating and thorough book&quot; Morwenna Ludlow, Mind


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Marilyn Dunn is a graduate of Edinburgh University and a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Glasgow. She has published work on religious and Byzantine history.

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