Book Of Governors

Accounts of the Lives of the Hoy Men and Monks of the Monastery of Beth Abhe. Translation by E.. A. Wallis Budge
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7103-0826-9
Verlag: Kegan Paul

Buch, Englisch, 738 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1530 g

Reihe: Kegan Paul Library of Ancient Egypt

Bishop Thomas entered the monastery of Beth Abhe Church in the year of 832 and subsequently became an influential and important figure in the early church. This work was written at the request of a young monk, who had urged Bishop Thomas to record for posterity the lives of the most famous monks of Beth Abhe. As a result we get a threaded together series of events, stories and personal histories, which show how monks and early monasticism existed on a day-to-day, and individual-to individual basis. A truly remarkable and indispensable work for those interested in the spiritual life of any religion but particularly early Christianity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Budge

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Book of Governors, List of Chapters, Book I, Book II, Book III, Metrical Homily on Maran-'Ammed, Book IV, Book V, Book VI, List of Bible Passages Quoted, English Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857–1934) was Keeper of the British Museum's department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of ancient objects, Budge was hugely successful in collecting papyri, statues and other artefacts for the trustees of the British Museum: numbering into the thousands and of great cultural and historical significance. Budge published well over 100 monographs, which shaped the development of future scholarship and are still of great academic value today, dealing with subjects such as Egyptian religion, history and literature.