Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World

Author	: Richard Damian Finn
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 195
Release	: 2009-07-02
ISBN-10	: 9780521862813
ISBN-13	: 0521862817
Rating	: 4/5 (13 Downloads)

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Download or read book Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World written by Richard Damian Finn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pagan asceticism: cultic and contemplative purity -- Asceticism in Hellenistic and Rabbinic Judaism -- Christian asceticism before Origen -- Origen and his ascetic legacy -- Cavemen, cenobites, and clerics.

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