Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ : the monasteries of Palestine, 314-631 /

Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ : the monasteries of Palestine, 314-631 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Binns, John, 1951-
Imprint:	Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Description:	xi, 276 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies
Subject:	Monasticism and religious orders -- Palestine -- History. Monasticism and religious orders -- Jordan -- History. Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 Monasticism and religious orders. Monasticism and religious orders -- Early church. Jordan. Middle East -- Palestine. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1652728

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ISBN:	0198264658 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Ascetics and Ambassadors
Part I. Sources
Introduction
2. The Other Sources
I. Cyril of Scythopolis
3. Monastic Culture
Part II. Environment
Introduction
5. This Desert
6. The City of Scythopolis
Part III. Themes
Introduction
7. Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ
8. Witnesses to Truth
9. Fellow Workers with God
Conclusion
Excursus 1. John of Scythopolis
Excursus 2. Leontius of Byzantium
Bibliography
Index