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PublisherLiturgical Press
ISBN-100879076062
ISBN-139780879076061
eBay Product ID (ePID)2572626
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Book TitleHarlots of the Desert : a Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources
Number of Pages124 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristian Life / General, Spirituality, Monasticism, Christianity / Catholic, Customs & Traditions, Prostitution & Sex Trade
Publication Year1987
GenreReligion, Social Science
AuthorBenedicta Ward
Book SeriesCistercian Studies
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10 oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-115977
Dewey Edition19
Reviews. . . without question, a book of very great importance for the reader of Christian monastic sources both timely and well done. Cistercian Studies, . . . this book has a real contemporary interest not only for students of monasticism but for anyone concerned with spirituality. The Way
Series Volume Number106
Dewey Decimal234/.5
Table Of ContentContents Preface vii Abbreviations ix Chapter One: The Theme of repentance 1 Chapter Two: St Mary Magdalene; the Biblical Model of Repentance 10 Chapter Three: St Mary of Egypt; the Liturgical Icon of Repentance 26 Chapter Four: Pelagia; Beauty Riding By 57 Chapter Five: Thaïs, How to Receive a Gift 76 Chapter Six: Maria the Niece of Abraham; an Image of Salvation 85 Conclusion 102 Index 111
SynopsisBeauty consuming itself like incense burnt before God in solitude: these stories of penitent women from the fourth- century egyptian desert fascinated Christians in antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages., Beauty consuming itself like incense burnt before God in solitude, far from the eyes of men, became the most stirring image of penance conceivable. Stories on conversion from extreme sinfulness to extreme holiness have always attracted humankind's attention, and this was especially so among the monks of the ancient and medieval world. In the literature of fourth-century Egypt, alongside the wise sayings of the desert fathers and the stories illustrating their way of life, there are also the accounts of the lives of the harlots, Pelagia, Maria, Thais, Mary of Egypt, and a number of lesser figures, all of which were copied, translated, and retold throughout the Middle Ages. In this monograph, Benedicta Ward continues the work she began in The Sayings of the Desert Fathers and The Lives of the Desert Fathers , commenting on early monastic texts by discussing the theme of Christian repentance. She begins with May Magdalene, the archetypal penitent, and goes on to examine the desert tradition, concluding each chapter with new translations of those lives which were most influential in the early Church and on countless generations afterwards.
