The sin of sloth : acedia in medieval thought and literature
(2017)
Nonfiction
eBook
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : The University of North Carolina Press, 2017
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780807836842 (electronic bk.) MWT12050460, 0807836842 (electronic bk.) 12050460
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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 chronological order and pays close attention to the different emphases and changes the concept underwent. Originally published in 1967
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