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Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity - Cognition and Discipline (Paperback)
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Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity - Cognition and Discipline (Paperback)
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In Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity,
Paul C. Dilley explores the personal practices and group rituals
through which the thoughts of monastic disciples were monitored and
trained to purify the mind and help them achieve salvation. Dilley
draws widely on the interdisciplinary field of cognitive studies,
especially anthropology, in his analysis of key monastic 'cognitive
disciplines', such as meditation on scripture, the fear of God, and
prayer. In addition, various rituals distinctive to communal
monasticism, including entrance procedures, the commemoration of
founders, and collective repentance, are given their first extended
analysis. Participants engaged in 'heart-work' on their thoughts
and emotions, which were understood to reflect the community's
spiritual state. This book will be of interest to scholars of early
Christianity and the ancient world more generally for its detailed
description of communal monastic culture and its innovative
methodology.
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