Georgia Frank, Susan Holman, Andrew Jacobs, Suzanne Abrams Rebillar, Thomas Arentzen, Thomas Arentzen

Gebundenes Buch

The Garb of Being

Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity

Herausgeber: Frank, Georgia; Jacobs, Andrew; Holman, Susan

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Georgia Frank (Edited By) Georgia Frank is Professor of Religion at Colgate University. Andrew Jacobs (Edited By) Andrew S. Jacobs is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University. Susan Holman (Edited By) Susan R. Holman is the Eckrich Chair and Professor of Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fordham University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9780823287024
• ISBN-10: 0823287025
• Artikelnr.: 55585357