John Cassian and the Reading of Egyptian Monastic Culture

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-93668-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 401 g

Reihe: Studies in Medieval History and Culture

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 student. Driver examines Cassian's understanding of the act of reading and suggests the implications of this for Cassian's monastic teaching and it interprets Cassian's method of reading in light of contemporary discussions of reading and the self.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Driver, Steven D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Steven D. Driver