A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical traditions ranging from the Greco-Roman philosophy of Musonius Rufus, the asceticism found in the Nag Hammadi Library and in certain Gnostic texts, the Gospel of Thomas, and other early Christian texts. This collection gathers historical and theoretical essays that develop a theory of asceticism that informs the analysis of historical texts and opens the way for postmodern ascetical studies....
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Richard Valantasis holds degrees in Historical Theology, Church History, and New Testament and Christian Origins from Harvard University, where he received his doct...
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781498270373 ● File size 1.6 MB ● Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers ● City Eugene ● Country US ● Published 2008 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6884530 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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