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The desert fathers : translations from the Latin with an introduction

Title
The desert fathers : translations from the Latin with an introduction / by Helen Waddell.
Publication
London : Constable, 1936.

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Waddell, Helen, 1889-1965.
Description
ix, 312 pages; 20 cm
Summary
By the fourth century A.D., devout Christians--men and women alike--had begun to retreat from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor, where they sought liberation from their corrupt society and the confining shell of the social self. The Desert Fathers is the perfect introduction to the stories and sayings of these heroic pioneers of the contemplative tradition. Selected and translated by Helen Waddell, The Desert Fathers opens a window onto early Christianity while presenting us with touchingly human models of faith, humility, and compassion.
Uniform Title
Vitae patrum. English
Subject
  • Saints
  • Hermits
  • Desert Fathers
  • Religion
  • Religion
  • Saints
  • saints
  • hermits
  • religion (discipline)
  • Desert Fathers
  • Hermits
Note
  • Copy 2 is 1974 reprint.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographic notes.
Contents
The life of St. Paul the first hermit / St. Jerome -- History of the monks of Egypt / translated from the Greek by Rufinus of Aquileia -- The sayings of the fathers / translated from the Greek by Pelagius the Deacon and John the Subdeacon -- The sayings of the fathers / from the Greek by an unknown translator -- The sayings of the fathers / translated from the Greek by Paschasius the Deacon for the Abbot of Dumes -- Of Accidie: Of mortification / Cassian of Marseilles -- Fragments from the Paradisus of Palladius / from the Greek by an unknown translator -- The Pratum spirituale of John Moschus / translated from the Greek by Ambrose of Camaldoli -- The life of St. Pelagia the Harlot / James the Deacon, translated from the Greek by Eustochius -- The life of St. Mary the Harlot / St. Ephraem of Edessa, translator unknown.
LCCN
36017862
OCLC
  • ocm00718943
  • 718943
  • SCSB-2076229
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library