| Monastic Bodies: Discipline and Salvation in Shenoute of Atripe Subjects: Shenute ca. 348–466; Monasticism and religious orders -- Egypt -- History; Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Early church ca. 30–600; An in-depth examination of the asceticism practiced at the White Monastery in Upper Egypt in the fifth century, using diverse sources, including monastic rules, theological treatises, sermons, letters, and material culture. Caroline T. Schroeder teaches at the University of the Pacific. |