Wandering, begging monks : spiritual authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity /

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Main Author: Caner, Daniel (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 2002.

Series: The Transformation of the classical heritage ; 33.

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Call Number: BR195 .M65 C36 2002

Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Wandering in the Desert and the Virtues of Manual Labor Chapter Two. Practice What You Preach: Apostolic Wanderers of Third-Century Syria Chapter 3. In Support ofPeople Who Pray: Apostolic Monasticism and the Messalian Controversy Chapter 4. Apostle and Heretic: The Controversial Career of Alexander the Sleepless Chapter 5. Hypocrites and Pseudomonks: Beggars, Bishops and Ascetic Teachers in Cities of the Early Fifth Century Chapter 6. Monastic Patronage and the Two Churches of Constantinople.