Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity Dilley Paperback

Monasteries and the Care of Souls in Late Antique Christianity\n\nCognition and Discipline\n\nThis book explores the personal practices and group rituals for monitoring and training the thoughts of disciples in early Christian monastic communities.\n\nPaul C. Dilley (Author)\n\n9781316635322, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback, published 8 April 2021\n\n362 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.488 kg\n\n'\u2026 Dilley's monograph makes a valuable contribution to the field of the history of emotions \u2026 The study is therefore to be highly recommended to researchers in the fields of history of emotions as it intersects with religious studies and classics.' Eduard Iricinschi, EHCS Journal\n\nIn 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 interdiscip]