John Cassian and the reading of Egyptian monastic culture / by Steven D. Driver.

This book examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptial Christian monks. This instruction was at its core an interactive experien...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Driver, Steven D., 1964-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series:	Studies in medieval history and culture.
Subjects:	Cassian, John, > approximately 360-approximately 435. Desert Fathers.