UID:
edocfu_9959232306502883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 412 p. )
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map ;
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0-520-92106-2
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0-585-13987-3
Series Statement:
Transformation of the Classical Heritage Series ; Volume 20
Content:
Basil of Caesarea is thought of most often as an opponent of heresy and a pioneer of monastic life in the eastern church. In this new biographical study, however, controversy is no longer seen as the central preoccupation of his life nor are his ascetic initiatives viewed as separable from his pastoral concern for all Christians. Basil's letters, sermons, and theological treatises, together with the testimonies of his relatives and friends, reveal a man beset by doubt. He demanded loyalty, but gave it also, and made it a central feature of his church. In Rousseau's portrait, Basil's understanding of human nature emerges as his major legacy.
Note:
"First paperback printing 1998"--t.p. verso.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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Abbreviations --
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Preface --
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I. A CAPPADOCIAN FAMILY --
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II. ATHENS --
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III. THE PHILOSOPHIC LIFE --
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IV. EUNOMIUS --
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V. CITY AND CHURCH --
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VI. THE ASCETIC WRITINGS --
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VII. EUSTATHIUS AND OTHER FRIENDS --
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VIII. BASIL ON THE WORLD STAGE --
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IX. 'WE SEEK THE ANCIENT FATHERLAND' --
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I. Valens's Visits to Caesarea --
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II. The Formation of the Asceticon --
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III .The Date of Basil's Death and of the Hexaemeron --
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Sources --
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Secondary Works --
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Supplement: The Numbering of the Homilies --
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General Index --
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Index of Citations
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-21381-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-08238-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520921061
