Dorotheos of Gaza and the Discourse of Healing in Gazan Monasticism

by Kyle A Schenkewitz and Kyle A. Schenkewitz

Serving as a dynamic figure in the monastic school, Dorotheos of Gaza transformed the traditional understanding of healing in the spiritual life. Gazan monastic teachers, Isaiah of Scetis, Barsanuphius, John, and Dorotheos, utilized this discourse of healing to instruct and guide their followers in the monastic life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433132214
• ISBN13: 9781433132216
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"