Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave

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Early Medieval Europe Pub Date : 2026-10-12 Epub Date: 2026-08-05 DOI:10.1111/emed.70055

E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott

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Abstract

Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status and perhaps even survival. Hagiographic literature and monastic rules reveal that the embrace of the ascetic life, in eremitic and coenobitic contexts alike, was often assumed to accommodate the retention of a single slave as a personal attendant.

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古代晚期的苦行僧、奴隶和必需品：放弃一切财富，只为一个奴隶

在古代晚期，奴隶主认为拥有至少一个奴隶是必要的，是区分有尊严的社会阶层和穷人的决定性标志。持这种观点的苦行僧面临着放弃所有世俗财产以追求精神完美的选择，这不仅仅是为了奢华，也是为了地位，甚至是为了生存。圣徒传记文学和修道院规则揭示了对苦行生活的拥抱，在隐修道士和共济会的背景下都是一样的，通常被认为是为了容纳一个奴隶作为个人随从的保留。

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Early Medieval Europe MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： Early Medieval Europe provides an indispensable source of information and debate on the history of Europe from the later Roman Empire to the eleventh century. The journal is a thoroughly interdisciplinary forum, encouraging the discussion of archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, diplomatic, literature, onomastics, art history, linguistics and epigraphy, as well as more traditional historical approaches. It covers Europe in its entirety, including material on Iceland, Ireland, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Continental Europe (both west and east).