The Sin of Sloth | University of North Carolina Press ~ Siegfried Wenzel

The Sin of Sloth

Acedia in Medieval Thought and Literature

Siegfried Wenzel

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 10/2017
Pages: 282
Subject: Literary Criticism | University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807836842

DESCRIPTION

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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