Monastic Education in Late Antiquity: The Transformation of Classical Paideia

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Lillian I. Larsen (University of Redlands, California) Samuel Rubenson (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)

Monastic Education in Late Antiquity

The Transformation of Classical Paideia

Lillian I. Larsen (University of Redlands, California), Samuel Rubenson (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)

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Cambridge University Press
02 November 2023

Classical history & classical civilisation; Christianity; Christian communities & monasticism

In re-examining the Christianization of the Roman Empire and subsequent transformation of Graeco-Roman classical culture, this volume challenges conventional ways of understanding both the history of Christian monasticism and the history of education. The chapters interrogate assumptions that have framed monastic practice as pedagogically unprecedented, with few obvious precursors and/or parallels. A number explore how both teaching and practice merge classical pedagogical structures with Christian sources and traditions. Others re-situate monasticism within a longer trajectory of educational and institutional frameworks, elucidating models that remain central to the preservation of both Greek and Latin literary culture, and the skills of reading and writing. Through re-examination of archaeological evidence and critical re-reading of signature monastic texts, each documents the degree to which monastic structures emerged in close alignment with urban, literate society, and retain established affinity with classical rhetorical and philosophical school traditions.

Edited by: Lillian I. Larsen (University of Redlands California), Samuel Rubenson (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781316646588
ISBN 10: 1316646580
Pages: 409
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lillian I. Larsen is a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Redlands, California. Her foundational re-reading of the desert fathers and mothers in light of ancient pedagogy grounds the work of the MOPAI research initiative. Samuel Rubenson is a Professor in the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at Lunds Universitet, Sweden. He has long been engaged in research on the letters of St Antony.