Contextualizing Cassian: Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul

Richard J. Goodrich examines the attempt by the fifth-century ascetic writer John Cassian to influence and shape the development of Western monasticism. Goodrich's close analysis of Cassian's earliest work (The Institutes) focuses on his interaction with the values and preconceptions of a traditional Roman elite, as well as his engagement with contemporary writers. By placing The Institutes in context, Goodrich demonstrates just how revolutionary this foundational work was for its time and milieu.


Author: Richard J. Goodrich
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/15/2008
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780199213139

About the Author

Richard J. Goodrich is a Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Bristol.

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