The Sin of Sloth: Acedia in Medieval Thought and Literature

by Siegfried Wenzel

Book Overview

Wenzel presents the history of the concept of acedia, of spiritual sloth," from its origins among the Egyptian desert monks through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The investigation proceeds in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006BQMNM
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.