Thorns in the Flesh: Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity
Andrew CrislipIn Thorns in the Flesh, Andrew Crislip explores late ancient Christian reflections on the meaning and value of illness in ascetic practice. Overturning earlier assumptions about early Christian theology of illness, he reveals illness to be a persistent and controversial concern in early Christian debates about sanctity and asceticism.
In Thorns in the Flesh, Andrew Crislip explores late ancient Christian reflections on the meaning and value of illness in ascetic practice. Overturning earlier assumptions about early Christian theology of illness, he reveals illness to be a persistent and controversial concern in early Christian debates about sanctity and asceticism.
年:
2012
出版社:
University of Pennsylvania Press
言語:
english
ページ:
248
ISBN 10:
0812207203
ISBN 13:
9780812207200
ファイル:
PDF, 645 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2012