Anonymous Sayings of the Desert Fathers - A Select Edition and Complete English Translation

The first full edition and English translation of the 'Anonymous' collection of The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

List of contents

Note on the translation; Introduction; Text and translation; Select bibliography; Indices.

About the author

John Wortley is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has published widely on the Byzantine era and has completed several translations to date, including Les Récits édifiants de Paul, évêque de Monembasie, et d'autres auteurs (1987), The Spiritual Meadow of John Moschos, including the additional tales edited by Nissen and Mioni (1992), The Spiritually Beneficial Tales of Paul, Bishop of Monembasia and of Other Authors (1996) and John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057 (2010). Professor Wortley has also served as an Anglican priest since 1960.

Summary

The first full edition and English translation of the 'Anonymous' collection of The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers. The tales and sayings provide insights into the practice of early Christian monasticism, as the mainly anonymous elders endeavour to explain why they abandoned 'the world' and what might be achieved in 'the desert'.

Product details

• Authors: TRANSLATE EDITED AN, John Wortley
• Assisted by: John Wortley (Editor), John Wortley (Translation), Wortley John (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781108439022
• ISBN: 978-1-108-43902-2
• No. of pages: 659
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Christianity, Christian life & practice, History of Religion, Ancient History, Church history, Christian life and practice, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Religious communities and monasticism