'Virgins of God': The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity - Oxford Classical Monographs - Elm, Susanna (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley) - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780198150442 - February 29, 1996
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Elm, Susanna (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley)
'Virgins of God': The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity - Oxford Classical Monographs

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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.

462 pages, bibliography

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 29, 1996
ISBN13 9780198150442
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 462
Dimensions 141 × 221 × 30 mm   ·   589 g
Language English  

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