9781107184015-1107184010-Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity: Cognition and Discipline

Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity: Cognition and Discipline

ISBN-13: 9781107184015
ISBN-10: 1107184010
Author: Paul C. Dilley
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 360 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107184015
ISBN-10: 1107184010
Author: Paul C. Dilley
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 360 pages

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Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity: Cognition and Discipline (ISBN-13: 9781107184015 and ISBN-10: 1107184010), written by authors Paul C. Dilley, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Churches & Church Leadership (Christian Books & Bibles) books. You can easily purchase or rent Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity: Cognition and Discipline (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Churches & Church Leadership books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.38.

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In Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity, Paul C. Dilley explores the personal practices and group rituals through which the thoughts of monastic disciples were monitored and trained to purify the mind and help them achieve salvation. Dilley draws widely on the interdisciplinary field of cognitive studies, especially anthropology, in his analysis of key monastic 'cognitive disciplines', such as meditation on scripture, the fear of God, and prayer. In addition, various rituals distinctive to communal monasticism, including entrance procedures, the commemoration of founders, and collective repentance, are given their first extended analysis. Participants engaged in 'heart-work' on their thoughts and emotions, which were understood to reflect the community's spiritual state. This book will be of interest to scholars of early Christianity and the ancient world more generally for its detailed description of communal monastic culture and its innovative methodology.

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