Thorns in the Flesh : Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity /

The literature of late ancient Christianity is rich both in saints who lead lives of almost Edenic health and in saints who court and endure horrifying diseases. In such narratives, health and illness might signify the sanctity of the ascetic, or invite consideration of a broader theology of illness...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crislip, Andrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2012]
Colección:Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Temas:
Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Diseases > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Religious Studies.
RELIGION / Christianity / History.
Ancient Studies.
Classics.
Religion.
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