Philosopher-monks, episcopal authority, and the care of the self

The Apophthegmata Patrum in fifth-century Palestine

By (author) Zachary Smith

Book cover: Philosopher-monks, episcopal authority, and the care of the self

Extent: 327, 327 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies

Series: Instrumenta Patristica et Mediaevalia

Series volume number: 80

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(March 2018)

ISBN: 9782503578880

Price: $125.00

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Zachary B. Smith reads the Apophthegmata Patrum in the philosophical and political contexts of late antique Palestine. He explores how the compiler asserts monastic autonomy from ecclesiastics by incorporating classical and late antique philosophical categories, and by selectively presenting problematic interactions between monks and


Zachary B. Smith reads the Apophthegmata Patrum in the philosophical and political contexts of late antique Palestine. He explores how the compiler asserts monastic autonomy from ecclesiastics by incorporating classical and late antique philosophical categories, and by selectively presenting problematic interactions between monks and ecclesiastics.

  • By (author) Zachary Smith