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The Praktikos

by Evagrius Ponticus

Monastic and religious lifeSpiritual lifeAsceticismHistoryPrayerEarly works to 1800

The living link through whom the ascetic principles of hellenistic philosophers passed into monasticism, Evagrius molded christian asceticism through his own works and through his influence on John Cassian, Climacus, Pseudo 'Denis, and Saint Benedict.

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Book data: Open Library