Demons and the making of the monk : spiritual combat in early Christianity /

Brakke, David.

Demons and the making of the monk : spiritual combat in early Christianity / David Brakke. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006. - ix, 308 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-294) and index.

1. The single one : the monk against the demons -- 2. The new martyr and holy man : Athanasius of Alexandria's Life of Antony -- 3. The gnostic : Evagrius Ponticus -- 4. The vigilant brother : Pachomius and the Pachomian Koinonia -- 5. The prophet : Shenoute and the White monastery -- 6. "The holy and great fathers" : monks, demons, and storytelling -- 7. Ethiopian demons : the monastic self and the diabolical other -- 8. Manly women, female demons, and other amazing sights : gender in combat -- 9. From gods to demons : making monks, making Christians -- Afterword : the inner battle

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Monastic and religious life--History--Egypt--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Demonology--History of doctrines--Egypt--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Spiritual warfare--History--Egypt--To 1500.
Vie religieuse et monastique--Histoire--Égypte--ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Dm̌onologie--Enseignement patristique.--Égypte
Combat spirituel--Histoire--Égypte--Jusqu' ̉1500.

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