The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle AgesISBN: 978-1-4051-0641-2
Paperback
292 pages
January 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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‘An indispensable and valuable book.’ Times Literary
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‘... the book succeeds admirably in making technical
material accessible to the general reader.’ English
Historical Review
‘The goal of this work, very successfully achieved, is a
comprehensive view of monastic history ... throughout the book
[Dunn] brings the reader quickly to understand a host of scholarly
controversies without overburdening her text. Speculum
'... a thorough reading of the major secondary studies of the
past generation ... The extensive notes, substantial biliography
and detailed index will be of great use.' Ecclesiastical
History
"This deserves to be widely recommended... a fascinating and thorough book" Morwenna Ludlow, Mind