The memory of the eyes : pilgrims to living saints in Christian late antiquity /
With its unique focus on the sensory dimensions of pilgrimage - especially visuality - this book widens our understanding of early Christian pilgrims and those who read their accounts.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2000.
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Series: | Transformation of the classical heritage ;
30. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Pilgrims to the Living in Context; 2. Desert Ascetics and Distant Marvels: The Historia as Travelogue; 3. Imagined Journeys: Literary Paradigms for Pilgrimage to Holy People; 4. Pilgrims and the Eye of Faith; 5. How to Read a Face: Pilgrims and Ascetic Physiognomy; 6. Pilgrims to the Living and the Memory of the Eyes; Select Bibliography; Index.