Shenoute of Atripe and the uses of poverty rural patronage, religious conflict and monasticism in late antique Egypt
Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy and religion in late antique Egypt. The issu...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Transformation of the classical heritage ; 50. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34690104*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: "Rustic audacity"
- Loyal opposition
- A miraculous economy
- Rural patronage: holy and unholy
- The limits of intolerance
- Conclusion.
