1st Edition
John Cassian and the Reading of Egyptian Monastic Culture
By Steven D. Driver
Copyright 2002
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptial Christian monks. This instruction was at its core an interactive experience, depending upon both the discernment of the master and diligent application of instruction by the... Read more
Preface
Introduction
John Cassian
Stories and Histories of Early Egyptian Monasticism
Western Perceptions of Egyptian Monasticism
Literary Structure and Monastic Praxis
Implications for Praxis: A Reconsideration of the Solitary Life
Implications for Theoria: Reading, Interiority and the Transfiguration of the Self
Bibliography
Introduction
John Cassian
Stories and Histories of Early Egyptian Monasticism
Western Perceptions of Egyptian Monasticism
Literary Structure and Monastic Praxis
Implications for Praxis: A Reconsideration of the Solitary Life
Implications for Theoria: Reading, Interiority and the Transfiguration of the Self
Bibliography
Biography
Steven D. Driver
