The Institutes, translated and annotated by Boniface Ramsey

St. John Cassian

ISBN 10: 0809105225 / ISBN 13: 9780809105229

Verlag: Newman Press of the Paulist Press (edition First Edition), 2000

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0809105225-11-1

Inhaltsangabe:

A companion to John Cassian's well-received Conferences in the Ancient Christian Writers series, the Institutes, known also as The Institutes of the Cenobia and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Vices, is the first written work of John Cassian, who had an immense influence on Western monasticism, and, by extension, on Western civilization. The Institutes is made up of two sections. In the first, Cassian deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries, including monastic garb and prayer. The second part, in eight books, treats the eight principal vices and describes how to counter them, infused with the metaphor of the monk as athlete, competing in a contest. Taken together, the Conferences and the Institutes constitute a whole, a set, that knows no parallel in ancient Christian literature. This superior translation is an invaluable addition to academic, theological and historical studies, and will enrich anyone interested in the history of spirituality and asceticism. †

Reseña del editor: The first written work of John Cassian in which he shares the wisdom of Egyptian monasticism, especially rules of monastic life and lessons on battling the eight principal vices.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Institutes, translated and annotated by ...
Verlag: Newman Press of the Paulist Press (edition First Edition)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Auflage: First Edition.