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Thorns in the Flesh: Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity - Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Andrew Crislip
Thorns in the Flesh: Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity - Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Andrew Crislip
In Thorns in the Flesh, Andrew Crislip explores late ancient Christian reflections on the meaning and value of illness in ascetic practice. Overturning earlier assumptions about early Christian theology of illness, he reveals illness to be a persistent and controversial concern in early Christian debates about sanctity and asceticism.
248 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 11, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812244458 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 476 g |
| Language | English |