Thorns in the flesh : illness and sanctity in late ancient Christianity /

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"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 i...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Crislip, Andrew T. (Andrew Todd)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Divinations.
Subjects:
30 - 600
Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > 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.
Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Chronic diseases.
Christianity > history
Chronic Disease
Value of Life
History, Ancient
Ascétisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Maladies chroniques.
Vie > Aspect économique.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Chronic diseases
Asceticism > Early church
Askese
Christentum
Heiligkeit
Krankheit
Leid
History
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