Description: How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of gluttony, fornication, or pride that assailed them and obstructed their contemplation of God? According to Evagrius of Pontus (345 '399), one of the greatest spiritual directors of ancient monasticism, the monk should talk back to demons with relevant passages from the Bible. His book "Talking Back (Antirrhaatikos) "lists over 500 thoughts or circumstances in which the demon-fighting monk might find himself, along with the biblical passages with which the monk should respond. It became one of the most popular books among the ascetics of Late Antiquity and the Byzantine East, but until now the entire text had not been translated into English. From Talking Back we gain a better understanding of Evagrius's eight primary demons: gluttony, fornication, love of money, sadness, anger, listlessness, vainglory, and pride. We can explore a central aspect of early monastic spirituality, and we get a glimpse of the temptations and anxieties that the first desert monks faced."David Brakke is professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University. He studied ancient Christianity at Harvard Divinity School and Yale University. Brakke is the author of "Athanasius and Asceticism "and "Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity, " and he edits the "Journal of Early Christian Studies.
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Book Title: Evagrius of Pontus : Talking Back-A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Topic: Spirituality, Monasticism, Christianity / Catholic, Christian Life / Spiritual Warfare
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Evagrius of Pontus Staff
Book Series: Cistercian Studies Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback