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Wandering, Begging Monks: Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity - Transformation of the Classical Heritage Daniel Caner
Wandering, Begging Monks: Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity - Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Daniel Caner
An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. This book presents a study of this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity.
339 pages, 2 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 5, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520233249 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 339 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 28 mm · 590 g |
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