Fear of God - Practicing Emotion in Late Antique Monasticism

"Deftly integrating visual and textual sources for monastic emotionality, this study vividly exposes the importance of the sensorial environment in late antique monasticism. Establishing a central role for fear as an emotional practice, it fundamentally shifts our understanding of how Byzantine Christians related with the divine and with one another."--Felicity Harley-McGowan, Lecturer in the History of Art, Yale University

"This is a truly original work, combining textual and archaeological material in search for a better understanding of the mentality and emotional register of the early monastic communities. An excellent contribution to the field."--Samuel Rubenson, Professor Emeritus of Affiliated Church History at Lund University

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Eastman An
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 24.10.2025
• EAN: 9780520416161
• ISBN: 978-0-520-41616-1
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christian life & practice, History of Religion, Ancient History, Christian life and practice, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism