Author:
Cassian, John, approximately 360-approximately 435.
Imprint:New York : Newman Press, c2000.
Descriptionxii, 287 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:Cassian's preface to The institutes -- First book: the garb of the monks -- Second book: the canonical method of the nighttime prayers and psalms -- Third book: The canonical method of the daytime prayers and psalms -- Fourth book: the institutes of the renunciants -- Fifth book: the spirit of gluttony -- Sixth book: the spirit of fornication -- Seventh book: the spirit of avarice -- Eighth book: the spirit of anger -- Ninth book: the spirit of sadness -- Tenth book: the spirit of acedia -- Eleventh book: the spirit of vainglory -- Twelfth book: the spirit of pride.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.