Shenoute of Atripe and the Uses of Poverty
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5th century egypt
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ancient history
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ascetics
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care of the poor
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christian charity
christianity
coptic writings
economy
egypt
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historical period
history
history of christianity
holy man
late antiquity
literary source
loquacious preacher
monks
pagans
poor
religion
religious
religious intolerance
retrospective
roman state
rural patronage
society
spiritual
stern abbot
stories of faith
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- ISBN 9780520274839
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 04 Feb 2013
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 a rare opportunity to see the life of a holy man as he himself saw it, but also with a privileged window into his world. Lopez brings Shenoute to prominence as witness of and participant in the major transformations of his time.
Ariel G. Lopez is Professor at Rhodes College.
