Greatly needed sourcebook for Eastern spirituality

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	• Evagrius of Pontus: The Greek Ascetic Corpus (Oxford Early Christian Studies) Robert E. Sinkewicz Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Worth every penny

Given the current exchange rates and the limited demand for this book, the price is not surprising or extreme. Production quality, contrary to complaints below, is high. For serious scholarly, monastic or ecclesiastical readers, this is priceless content (with good, concise introductions) in a form that will last and be useful for a lifetime. You're getting "Foundations of the Monastic Life," the letters to Eulogios "On Thoughts" and "On the Vices," "On 8 Thoughts," the Praktikos, "To Monks in Monasteries and Exhortation to a Virgin," "On Thoughts," the chapters on prayer, 'Reflections', 2 exhortations to monks, 3 sets of maxims, and the "33 Ordered Chapters" (more maxims). Also included are ample explanatory notes and comments (included with the appendices), and appendix of variant readings, and an edited Greek text of Eulogios (on thoughts and their confession) from Mt Athos MS . The translations are fluent and formal. A great achievement.

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Greatly needed sourcebook for Eastern spirituality

Scholars of Origenism, early monasticism, and Eastern spirituality will find this book an invaluable source for Evagrius' writings. Sinkewicz provides extensive annotation to the texts, allowing the reader to easily cross-reference repeated themes and ideas wherever they occur in Evagrius' thought. What this book is missing--and perhaps Sinkewicz should undertake this next--is a complete English translation of the Kephalaia Gnostica and Evagrius' collection of letters, most notably his letter to Melania.

This is the first complete English translation of Evagrius' Greek ascetic writings, based on modern critical editions, and collations of the principal manuscripts. Two appendices provide variant readings for the Greek texts and the complete text of the long recension of Eulogios. The translations are accompanied by a commentary to guide the reader through the intricacies of Evagrian thought by offering explanatory comments and references to other Evagrian texts and relevant scholarly literature.

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