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Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity David Brakke
Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity
David Brakke
Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of monastic sayings and stories, letters from ascetic teachers to their disciples, sermons, and community rules, Brakke crafts a compelling picture of the embattled religious celibate in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt.
322 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 30, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780674018754 |
| Publishers | Harvard University Press |
| Pages | 322 |
| Dimensions | 246 × 165 × 30 mm · 640 g |
| Language | English |
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