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Wandering, Begging Monks: Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity
Wandering Begging Monks Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity
Author: Daniel Caner
An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. Such monks often served as spiritual advisors to urban aristocrats whose patronage gave them considerable authority and independence from episcopal control. This book...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520233249
ISBN-10: 0520233247
Publication Date: 8/5/2002
Pages: 335
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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