Evagrius of Pontus - The Greek Ascetic Corpus

Zusatztext Robert Sinkewicz here offers a valuable aid to this renewed attention to one of the most important spiritual and ascetic Eastern writers ... This work is sure to become a familiar and well-used resource for the study of eastern spirituality. Informationen zum Autor Robert E. Sinkewicz is Professor of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of Toronto This is the first complete English translation of Evagrius' Greek ascetic writings, based on modern critical editions, and collations of the principal manuscripts. Two appendices provide variant readings for the Greek texts and the complete text of the long recension of Eulogios. Thetranslations are accompanied by a commentary to guide the reader through the intricacies of Evagrian thought by offering explanatory comments and references to other Evagrian texts and relevant scholarly literature. Zusammenfassung Evagrius of Pontus was one of the most prominent figures among the monks of the desert settlements of Nitria, Sketis, and Kellia in Lower Egypt. Through the course of his ascetic writings, he formulated a systematic presentation of the teaching of the semi-eremitic monks of these settlements.

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• Authors: Robert E. Sinkewicz, Robert E. (Professor of Eastern Christi Sinkewicz, Robert E. (Professor of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of Toronto) Sinkewicz, SINKEWICZ ROBERT E, Sinkewicz Robert E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.07.2003
• EAN: 9780199259939
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925993-9
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies; Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Egypt, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Ancient (Classical) Greek, BCE to c 500 CE, Byzantine Empire, The Early Church, BCE period – Protohistory, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches