The garb of being : embodiment and the pursuit of holiness in late ancient Christianity /

This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and religious imagination through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Frank, Georgia, 1963- (Editor), Holman, Susan R. (Editor), Jacobs, Andrew S., 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2020.
Series:Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought.
Subjects:
30-600
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Holiness.
Christian literature, Early.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Corps humain > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Sainteté.
Littérature chrétienne primitive.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Christian Theology > History.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and religious imagination through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 409 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780823287048
0823287041
9780823287031
0823287033

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