Virgins of God : the making of asceticism in late antiquity / / Susanna Elm

• Autore: Elm Susanna
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023; �1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 443 p. ) : maps
• Disciplina: 271/.9/0009015
• Soggetto topico: Asceticism - History - Early church, ca. 30-600; Monasticism and religious orders for women - Turkey - History; Monasticism and religious orders for women - Egypt - History; Women in Christianity - History - Early church, ca. 30-600
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1994.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Situated in a period that witnessed the genesis of institutions fundamental to this day, this study offers a comprehensive look at how Ancient Christian women initiated ascetic ways of living, and how these practices were then institutionalized.
• Titolo autorizzato: Virgins of God
• ISBN: 1-383-00532-X; 0-19-159163-7; 9786610763993; 1-280-76399-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248037103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford classical monographs.; Oxford scholarship online.