Pachomius: The Making of a Community in Fourth-century Egypt (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage)

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1999
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Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the founder of monasticism . This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices.

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Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 250
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 15 Jul 1999
ISBN 10: 0520219597
ISBN 13: 9780520219595