"Virgins of God": The Making of Asceticism in Late Antiquity
Susanna Elm, Assistant Professor of History Susanna Elm
Many of the institutions fundamental to the role of men and women in today's society have their origins in late antiquity. This revisionist study offers a comprehensive look at how Christian women of this time initiated alternative, ascetic ways of living, both with and without men. The author studies how these practices were institutionalized, and why they were later either eliminated or transformed by a new Christian Roman elite of men now thought of as the founding fathers.
年:
1994
出版社:
Oxford University Press, USA
语言:
english
页:
464
ISBN 10:
0198149204
ISBN 13:
9780198149200
文件:
PDF, 10.22 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1994