Shenoute & the women of the White Monastery : Egyptian monasticism in late antiquity /

Shenoute & the women of the White Monastery : Egyptian monasticism in late antiquity /

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Author / Creator: Krawiec, Rebecca.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Shenute, > Saint, > approximately 348-466.
Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt) > History.
Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt)
Early church, ca. 30-600
Monastic and religious life of women > Egypt > Sūhāj > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monastic and religious life of women.
History.
Egypt > Sūhāj.
Description
Summary:Piecing together the fragmentary writings of Shenoute, a monk who headed the White Monestary, Krawiec depicts the relationships, events, quarrels, and patterns in the lives of the female monks under his care.
Physical Description:xii, 248 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
ISBN:0195129431
Author Notes:Rebecca Krawiec is at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

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