Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen

John Moschos' Spiritual Meadow

Authority and Autonomy at the End of the Antique World

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Produktbeschreibung

John Moschos' Spiritual Meadow is one of the most important sources for late sixth-early seventh century Palestinian, Syrian and Egyptian monasticism. Introducing appropriate historical and theological background to the tales, Llewellyn Ihssen demonstrates how Moschos' tales address issues of the autonomy of individual ascetics and lay persons in relationship with authority figures. Whilst teaching us about the complicated relationships between personal agency and divine intercession, Moschos' tales can also be seen to reveal liminal boundaries we know existed between the secular and the religious.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781409435167
• ISBN-10: 1409435164
• Artikelnr.: 41249127

Autorenporträt

Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen teaches courses in early and medieval Christianity and Islam, and specific topics in historical theology and Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Her research is focused primarily on the social ethics found in the writing of fourth-century Cappadocian authors and in monastic and spiritual texts of Orthodox Christianity during the age of the Byzantine Empire. Dr. Ihssen's publications include 'Smashing God's Face: Art, Theology and Violence in the Byzantine Empire,' in ARTS: The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, 'Strip the Rich Right Down to Their Shirts': St. John the Almsgiver and the Transformation of the City,' in Ekklesiastikos Pharos, and the forthcoming 'They Who Give From Evil'; the Response of the Eastern Church to Money-lending in the Early Christian Era' (Wipf and Stock, 2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Monks in The Meadow: proving and improving the ascetic program
Money in The Meadow: coin, cost and conversion
Medical management in The Meadow: curing, enduring and identity formation
Mortality in The Meadow: dying, death and predetermination
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.