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`Virgins of God': The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity - Oxford Classical Monographs Elm
`Virgins of God': The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity - Oxford Classical Monographs
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This study explores how Christian women of the classical world initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized. The author demonstrates that - in direct contrast to later conceptions - asceticism began primarly as an urban movement.
462 pages, bibliography
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 25 de janeiro de 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198150442 |
| Editoras | Oxford University Press |
| Páginas | 462 |
| Dimensões | 141 × 221 × 30 mm · 608 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |