John Cassian: The Institutes
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
A companion to John Cassian’s well-received Conferences in the Ancient Christian Writers series, the Institutes, known also as The Institutes of the Cenobia and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Vices, is the first written work of John Cassian, who had an immense influence on Western monasticism, and, by extension, on Western civilization.
The Institutes is made up of two sections. In the first, Cassian deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries, including monastic garb and prayer. The second part, in eight books, treats the eight principal vices and describes how to counter them, infused with the metaphor of the monk as athlete, competing in a contest.
Taken together, the Conferences and the Institutes constitute a whole, a set, that knows no parallel in ancient Christian literature. This superior translation is an invaluable addition to academic, theological and historical studies, and will enrich anyone interested in the history of spirituality and asceticism.
- Deals with the institutes and rules of Egyptian monasteries.
- Includes monastic garb and prayer.
- Has invaluable addition to academic, theological and historical studies.
- Title: John Cassian: The Institutes
- Author: John Cassian
- Series: Ancient Christian Writers
- Volume: 58
- Publisher: Newman Press
- Print Publication Date: 2000
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 287
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Monastic and religious life › Early works to 1800; Vices › Early works to 1800
- ISBNs: 9780809105229, 0809105225
- Resource ID: LLS:JOHNCSSNSTTS
- Resource Type: text.monograph.ancient-manuscript.translation
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-10T21:13:14Z