Title Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ : the monasteries of Palestine, 314-631 / John Binns

Published Oxford : Clarendon, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) Series Oxford early Christian studies Oxford early Christian studies. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600. Monasticism and religious orders -- Jordan -- History Monasticism and religious orders -- Palestine -- History Monasticism and religious orders. Monasticism and religious orders -- Early church. Jordan. Middle East -- Palestine. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191683626 0191683620

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