Paterik of the Kievan Caves Monastery

Informationen zum Autor Muriel Heppell is Emeritus Reader in the Medieval History of Orthodox Eastern Europe at the University of London. Zusammenfassung The Kievan Caves Monastery was for centuries the most important Ukrainian monastic establishment. It was the outstanding center of literary production, and its monks served throughout the territory of Rus’ as bishops and monastic superiors. Heppell now makes available the first complete English translation of the Paterik.

Product details

• Assisted by: Muriel Heppell (Translation), Heppell Muriel (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2011
• EAN: 9781932650075
• ISBN: 978-1-932650-07-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Harvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature; Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Publications
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Ukraine, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Church history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Religious communities and monasticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Eastern, Christian communities & monasticism, Church Slavic