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Ancient Christian Writers Ser.: John Cassian : The Institutes by Boniface Ramsey (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPaulist Press
ISBN-100809105225
ISBN-139780809105229
eBay Product ID (ePID)1669560
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameJohn Cassian : the Institutes
SubjectMonasticism, Christianity / History, Christian Theology / History, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorBoniface Ramsey
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy
SeriesAncient Christian Writers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-025334
Series Volume NumberNo. 58
Annotations byRamsey, Boniface
SynopsisA companion to John Cassian's well-received Conferences in the Ancient Christian Writers series, the Institutes, known also as The Institutes of the Cenobia and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Vices, is the first written work of John Cassian, who had an immense influence on Western monasticism, and, by extension, on Western civilization. The Institutes is made up of two sections. In the first, Cassian deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries, including monastic garb and prayer. The second part, in eight books, treats the eight principal vices and describes how to counter them, infused with the metaphor of the monk as athlete, competing in a contest. Taken together, the Conferences and the Institutes constitute a whole, a set, that knows no parallel in ancient Christian literature. This superior translation is an invaluable addition to academic, theological and historical studies, and will enrich anyone interested in the history of spirituality and asceticism. +, A companion to John Cassian's well-received Conferences in the Ancient Christian Writers series, the Institutes, known also as The Institutes of the Cenobia and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Vices, is the first written work of John Cassian, who had an immense influence on Western monasticism, and, by extension, on Western civilization.The Institutes is made up of two sections. In the first, Cassian deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries, including monastic garb and prayer. The second part, in eight books, treats the eight principal vices and describes how to counter them, infused with the metaphor of the monk as athlete, competing in a contest.Taken together, the Conferences and the Institutes constitute a whole, a set, that knows no parallel in ancient Christian literature. This superior translation is an invaluable addition to academic, theological and historical studies, and will enrich anyone interested in the history of spirituality and asceticism. +
LC Classification NumberBR60.A35 no.58
