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

This book depicts the lives of female monks within a monastery located in upper Egypt in the period 385-464 CE.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krawiec, Rebecca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Shenute, > Saint, > approximately 348-466.
Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt) > History.
Shenouti, > Saint, > -approximately 451.
Shenute, > Saint, > approximately 348-466
Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj, Egypt)
Monastic and religious life of women > Egypt > Sūhāj > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monastic and religious life of women > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monastic and religious life of women > Early church
Egypt > Sūhāj
30-600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book depicts the lives of female monks within a monastery located in upper Egypt in the period 385-464 CE.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
ISBN:1423757556
9781423757559
0195129431
9780195129434
9780199834396
0199834393