The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages

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The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages

Marilyn Dunn

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Description

The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change.

First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism.
Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life.

About the Author

Marilyn Dunn is a graduate of Edinburgh University and a Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Glasgow. She has published work on religious and Byzantine history.

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First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism.
Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life.

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https://dev.store.wiley.com/en-us/The+Emergence+of+Monasticism%3A+From+the+Desert+Fathers+to+the+Early+Middle+Ages-p-9781405106412