Shenoute of Atripe and the Uses of Poverty Rural Patronage, Religious Conflict, and Monasticism in Late Antique Egypt

Name: Shenoute of Atripe and the Uses of Poverty Rural Patronage, Religious Conflict, and Monasticism in Late Antique Egypt
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ISBN: 9780520274839

ISBN-10: 0520274830

ISBN-13: 9780520274839

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ariel G. Lopez

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Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy and religion in late antique Egypt. The issues and concerns Shenoute grappled with on a daily basis, Ariel Lopez argues, were not local problems, unique to one small corner of the ancient world. Rather, they are crucial to interpreting late antiquity as a historical period--rural patronage, religious intolerance, the Christian care of the poor and the local impact of the late Roman state. His little known writings provide us not only with…

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List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.21" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: "Rustic Audacity"



Loyal Opposition



A Miraculous Economy



Rural Patronage: Holy and Unholy



The Limits of Intolerance


Conclusion



The Chronology of Shenoute's Life and Activities



The Sources


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index