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 the religious imagination. When we read the stories and testimonies of late ancient Christians, what different types of bodies stand before us in such stories and what do they tell us? How do we underst...
| Otros Autores: | , , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press
2020.
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| Ver en Red de Bibliotecas de la Archidiócesis de Granada: | https://catalogo.redbagranada.es/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=509995 |
| Sumario: | This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and the religious imagination. When we read the stories and testimonies of late ancient Christians, what different types of bodies stand before us in such stories and what do they tell us? How do we understand the range of bodily experiences - solitary and social, private and public - that clothed ancient Christians? The essays in this book explore these and related questions through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations. |
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| Descripción Física: | xi, 409 páginas ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823287024 |
