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Rispetto ai monachesimi 'originari', quello di Gaza è un monachesimo polimorfo, urbano, meno centrato sulla regola e più attento alle fisionomie individuali. Introdotto da Ilarione, è con Isaia di Gaza, Pietro l’Iberico, Barsanufio e Giovanni e Doroteo che conosce una fortunata stagione. Esso si contraddistingue in quanto non improntato a rigide pratiche ascetiche, bensì al principio regolatore del «Fa’ ciò che puoi» che attraversa l’Epistolario di Barsanufio e Giovanni, pur senza essere mai esplicitamente tematizzato. Il santo monaco diventa una sorta di nuovo oracolo, di cui i fedeli attendono con ansia i consigli, i vaticini cristianizzati frutto del suo carisma profetico, sullo sfondo delle trasformazioni e dei conflitti della Tarda Antichità. Carisma e istituzione, anacoresi e cenobitismo, comunità e individuo appaiono così, alla luce del monachesimo di Gaza, non come irriducibili dicotomie, bensì come elementi che si ricompongono in un ricco e fecondo 'divergente accordo'.

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On the periphery of the Roman empire, the sixth-century desert city of Gaza served as a crossroads between Palestine and Egypt. The nearby village of Tawatha was home to the thriving monastery of Abbot Seridos and the renowned anchorites Barsanuphius, known to the people as the Great Old Man, and his disciple John. The laity of the area looked to the monks for spiritual leadership, as did their brother monks, bishops, and religious leaders from as far away as Jerusalem and Constantinople. Having adopted a life of physical isolation, the monks communicated with others by letters, offering guidance in such matters as treatment of slaves, distribution of alms, interpretation of visions, and social relations with pagans and Jews. This extraordinary correspondence opens a window into the spiritual world of the desert monastery and the lay community it served. In Disciples of the Desert, Jennifer Hevelone-Harper uses a careful study of the letters to reveal fascinating insights into the monastic community and sixth-century Christian spirituality. Hevelone-Harper explains the network of spiritual authority that was created to lead the monastic community and discusses how monastic leaders responded to challenges to authority, appointed successors, and chose and mentored disciples. She reveals the immense love that Abbot Seridos, Barsanuphius, and John had for their fellow monastics and for the lay community in Tawatha, Gaza, and beyond.

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