Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos. Chapters on Prayer (Cistercian Studies)

by Evagrius Ponticus

Paperback, 1972

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The living link through whom the ascetic principles of hellenistic philosophers passed into monasticism, Evagrius molded Christian asceticism through his own works and through his influcence on John Cassian, Climacus, Pseudo-Denis, and Saint Benedict.

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Cistercian Publications, 4 (1972), Edition: 2nd ed., 192 pages

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