Contextualizing Cassian
Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 2 August 2007
- ISBN 9780199213139
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages310 pages
- Size 222x145x24 mm
- Weight 519 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 15 line-drawings 0
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Short description:
A study of how John Cassian, a fifth-century Gallic author, tried to direct and reshape the development of Western monasticism. Richard J. Goodrich focuses on how Cassian's ascetic treatises were tailored to persuade a wealthy, aristocratic audience to adopt a more stringent, Christ-centred monastic life.
MoreLong description:
Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich's close analysis of Cassian's earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers. By placing The Institutes in context, Goodrich demonstrates just how revolutionary this foundational work was for its time and milieu.
an excellent example of how careful attention to historical context can shed new light on an unglamorous text. I hope it receives the wide audience it deserves.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The World of Gallic Asceticism
Experientia vs. Gallic Inexperience
Experientia vs. Other Builders
Instituta as Independent Authority
Renuntiatio and the `Rhetoric of Renunciation'
Conclusion
