| Evagrius Ponticus Contributor(s): Casiday, Augustine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415324475 ISBN-13: 9780415324472 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: Evagrius Ponticus is an increasingly important figure in the scholarship of early Christianity, particularly regarding monasticism, mysticism and the general relationship of Christian theology to classical philosophy. His surviving works constitute probably the largest corpus of writings from any Desert Farther. "Evagrius Ponticus" provides the teaching of an early master of asceticism, not as filtered through a disciple, but as he himself propounded it. This volume will provide a valuable frame of reference for students of the Desert Fathers, of Origen and his legacy, and indeed of the Greek mystical tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 270.2 |
| LCCN: 2005027646 |
| Series: Early Church Fathers |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" (0.73 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presenting many texts available for the very first time, this new volume in the successful Early Church Fathers series showcases full translations of Evagrius' letters, notes on various books of the bible, his treatises and his 'chapters'. Augustine Casiday's material is both accurate and refreshingly approachable, and the work is prefaced by a solid introductory essay that presents Evagrius, his work and influences, and modern scholarship in an easy-to-understand way for beginners. For students dealing with Evagrius for the first time, they could not find a better book to begin their exploration of this figure in late-ancient history and theology. |