The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
Subtitle: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 19, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780198758259
Description: "The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto was one of the most widely read and disseminated Greek hagiographic texts during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. To this day it remains, alongside Athanasius' Life of Antony, one of the core primary sources for fourth-century Egyptian monasticism as well as one of the most fascinating, yet perplexing, pieces of monastic hagiography to survive from the entire patristic period. However, until now it has not received the intensive and sustained scholarly analysis that a monograph affords. In this study, Andrew Cain incorporates insights from source criticism, stylistic and rhetorical analysis, literary criticism, and historical, geographical, and theological studies in an attempt to break new ground and revise current scholarly orthodoxy about a broad range of interpretive issues and problems."--
Notes: Source title: The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto: Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century (Oxford Early Christian Studies)