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Simbolismul hainei monahale în tradiţia ascetică timpurie
The Symbolism of the Monastic Coat in the Early Ascetic Tradition

Author(s): Daniel Lemeni
Subject(s): Pastoral Theology
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: monastic clothing; early monasticism; John Cassian; Evagrius Ponticus;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we examine the symbolism of the monastic clothing as it appears in early ascetic literature. There is a close connection between the monastic garment and the values of the ascetic life. This relationship was highlighted by Evagrius Ponticus and John Cassian.

  • Issue Year: XI/2017
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 17-22
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian
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