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Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ : the monasteries of Palestine 314-631 /

This book studies the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period, from the accession of Constantine to the fall of Jerusalem to the Persians in 614. It examines the lives of the holy men of the desert, using contemporary source material.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Binns, John, 1951- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1994.
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Monasticism and religious orders > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monasticism and religious orders > Jordan > History.
Monasticism and religious orders > Palestine > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Jordanie > Histoire.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Palestine > Histoire.
Monasticism and religious orders
Monasticism and religious orders > Early church
Jordan
Middle East > Palestine
30-600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book studies the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period, from the accession of Constantine to the fall of Jerusalem to the Persians in 614. It examines the lives of the holy men of the desert, using contemporary source material.
Item Description:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 276 p.).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9786610810727
6610810729
1280810726
9781280810725
9780191683626
0191683620