Pachomius: The making of a community in fourth-century Egypt 9780520219595, 9780520050488

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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
List of Maps and Figure (page ix)
Abbreviations (page xi)
Preface (page xiii)
Preface to the Paperback Edition (page xvii)
Additional Bibliography (page xxx)
I: EGYPT (page 1)
II: THE SOURCES (page 37)
III: FORMING THE COMMUNITY (page 57)
IV: THE DAY'S ROUTINE (page 77)
V: LIVING UNDER RULE (page 87)
VI: LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY (page 105)
VII: THE ASCETIC GOAL (page 119)
VIII: MONASTERY AND WORLD (page 149)
IX: CONTINUITY (page 174)
Bibliography (page 193)
Index (page 213)

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PHILIP ROUSSEAU

The Making of a Community in Fourth-Century Egypt

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley - Los Angeles - London

University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 1985 by The Regents of the University of California Preface to the Paperback Edition © 1999 by The Regents of the University of California

First Paperback Printing 1999 _ | Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Rousseau, Philip. Pachomius. (The Transformation of the classical heritage; 6) Bibliography: p.

Includes index. |

1. Pachomius, Saint. 2. Monastic and religious orders—History—Early church, ca. 30-600. 3. Asceticism—History—Early church, ca. 30-600. I. Title. II. Series BR1720.P23R68 1984 270.2’092'4 83-9285 ISBN 978-0-520-21959-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Printed in the United States of America

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