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Demons and the Making of the Monk : Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity /

In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped by the combative encounter with demons. Drawing on biographies of exceptional monks, collections of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: BRAKKE, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo