The Garb of Being: Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity

(Part of the Orthodox Christianity & Contemporary Thought Series)

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0823287025

ISBN13:9780823287024

Release Date:November 2019

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.72 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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The Garb of Being: Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity

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