'Virgins of God': The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity (Oxford Classical Monographs)

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1996
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This study explores how Christian women of the classical world initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized. The author demonstrates that - in direct contrast to later conceptions - asceticism began primarly as an urban movement.

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This study explores how Christian women of the classical world initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized. The author demonstrates that - in direct contrast to later conceptions - asceticism began primarly as an urban movement.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 25 Jan 1996
ISBN 10: 019815044X
ISBN 13: 9780198150442