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Knowledge of the writings of John Cassian in early Anglo-Saxon England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2004

Stephen Lake
Affiliation:
University of Konstanz

Extract

The writings of John Cassian (c. 370–c. 435) circulated widely through the Middle Ages, not least in Anglo-Saxon England. They are commonly assumed by scholars to have been fundamental to the formation of western monasticism, yet it is worth examining the nature and extent of their usage a little more closely. The following discussion considers this usage in Anglo-Latin sources between the later seventh century and the mid-eighth.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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