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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
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 25, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198150442 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 462 |
| Dimensions | 141 × 221 × 30 mm · 608 g |
| Language | English |
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