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Chargement... The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics) (édition 2003)par Benedicta Ward (Directeur de publication)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks par Benedicta Ward (Translator)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The desert fathers provided inspiration for Christian spirituality throughout the Middle Ages and beyond. The men and women who first embraced the life of solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine and Syria were seldom clerics or scholars. Yet these uneducated peasants, shepherds, itinerant traders, former slaves and prostitutes soon attracted so many followers they were said to have turned the desert into a city. From the fourth century onwards, along with biographies and full-length treatises, their reflections were brought together and widely circulated. Powerful and moving in their depth of religious conviction and wholehearted, even joyful, commitment to poverty, simplicity and humility, the sayings directly influenced the Rule of Saint Benedict, and set the pattern for Western monasticism. Of course the sayings of the Desert Fathers are great. I couldn't have enjoyed reading them more and I certainly was edified along the way many times over. My reason for rating this book at 3 stars is the translation itself, with which I was very disappointed, and the introduction of the book, also written by the translator. The introduction of the book entirely ignores all Eastern monasticism; how you can write an introduction on the relevance of the Desert Fathers and skip over Mount Athos I'll never understand. The translator also seems ignorant of the continued monasticism in the Egyptian desert, on Mount Sinai and in many of the same places where the great Desert Fathers lived, such as at St. Anthony's monastic community. The conscious choice of the translator to leave out the title "Abba" or "Father" for the monks (and its equivalent "Amma" or "Mother" for the nuns) seems to me to be disrespectful at least, no matter her justification. I'm sure there's better translations. http://nhw.livejournal.com/892620.html Simply gives the complete text of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers compiled by Pelagius in the early fourth century. There is an uneasy and sometimes consciously very funny tension running through the writings, between on the one hand being deeply devout and determined, and pulling up the other monks who are not trying hard enough; and on the other hand not showing off one's own piety. But at the same time you can't help but be impressed with the seriousness and dedication with which these people tried to develop their understanding of their creator and themselves by cutting themselves off from the world. The Penguin edition is interesting for completeness, to see what Helen Waddell chose to leave out; but she got most of the good bits. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their sayings were first recorded in the 4th century and consist of spiritual advice, anecdotes and parables. The Desert Fathers' teachings and lives have inspired poetry, opera and art, as well as providing spiritual nourishment and a template for monastic life. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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