The asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh /

A study of the ascetic teaching of 7th century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian), a popular figure in Eastern Christain tradition. Hagman uses Isaac's writings to argue that asceticism is not about punishing the body, but is a way to use the body to communicate the Christian message to...

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Main Author:	Hagman, Patrik
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:	Isaac, > Bishop of Nineveh, > active 7th century. Isaac, > Bishop of Nineveh, > active 7th century Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600. Ascetics > Biography. Ascétisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Ascètes > Biographies. Asceticism > Early church Ascetics Religion. Philosophy & Religion. Christianity. 30-600 Electronic books. Biographies History
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Call Number:		BX597.I78 .H34 2010

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