Garb of being, the: embodiment and the pursuit of holiness in late ancient christianity
Éditeur :
Fordham University Press
ISBN :
9780823287024
Date de publication :
5 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.