“Assembled as One”: The Origins and Early Meaning of the Term “Monk” in the East according to the Documents from II to IV c. A.D. Part II: Syriac Sources

“Assembled as One”: The Origins and Early Meaning of the Term “Monk” in the East according to the Documents from II to IV c. A.D. Part II: Syriac SourcesБогословский ВестникSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/4HP5PDE2/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.DiodorLarionov“Assembled as One”: The Origins and Early Meaning of the Term “Monk” in the East according to the Documents from II to IV c. A.D. Part II: Syriac Sourceshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/4HP5PDE2https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/4HP5PDE2https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/4HP5PDE2Богословский Вестник3-4 [22-23]2016234-263This article deals with the problem of identity and the origin of monasticism. To address this issue, the author applies a linguistic approach; he examines different contexts of the early use of the concept “Monk” according to Greek, Coptic and Syriac sources, in the dioceses of Egypt and Syria from the 2nd to the 4th century A.D. The Greek term μοναχός and its Coptic transliteration "monahos", as well as the Coptic term "oua ouwt" (“single one”), and the Syriac terms ihîdayâ and qyamâ are analyzed. Finally, the phenomenon described by the term “monk” in the early Christian milieu, did not come from nowhere; originally it was part of a wider ascetic movement of the Early Church. This fact may modify the cherished notions regarding the origin of monasticism and its authentic identity. The phenomenon of monasticism in the Orthodox Church results from a long process of assimilation, unifcation and later interpretation of early Christian ascetic doctrines and experience during the Byzantine era. Larionov, Diodor. “‘Assembled as One’: The Origins and Early Meaning of the Term ‘Monk’ in the East according to the Documents from II to IV c. A.D. Part II: Syriac Sources.” Богословский Вестник 3-4 [22-23] (2016): 234–63. Diodor Larionov, ‘Assembled as One’: The Origins and Early Meaning of the Term ‘Monk’ in the East according to the Documents from II to IV c. A.D. Part II: Syriac Sources, Богословский Вестник 3-4 [22-23] (2016): 234–63.