Asceticism deploys abstention, self-control, and self-denial, to order oneself or a community in relation to the divine. Both its practices and the cultural ideals they expressed were important to pagans, Jews, Christians of different kinds, and Manichees. Richard Finn presents for the first time a combined study of the major ascetic traditions, which have been previously misunderstood by being studied separately. He examines how people abstained from food, drink, sexual relations, sleep, and wealth; what they meant by their behaviour; and how they influenced others in the Graeco-Roman world. Against this background, the book charts the rise of monasticism in Egypt, Asia Minor, Syria, and North Africa, assessing the crucial role played by the third-century exegete, Origen, and asks why monasticism developed so variously in different regions.
| ISBN: | 9780521681544 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2009 |
| Author: | Richard, OP Blackfriars, Oxford Finn |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Series: | Key Themes in Ancient History |
| Genres: |
Ancient history Religion: general |
Asceticism deploys abstention, self-control, and self-denial, to order oneself or a community in relation to the divine. Both its practices and the cultural ideals they expressed were important to pagans, Jews, Christians of different kinds, and Manichees. Richard Finn presents for the first time a combined study of the major ascetic traditions, which have been previously misunderstood by being studied separately. He examines how people abstained from food, drink, sexual relations, sleep, and wealth; what they meant by their behaviour; and how they influenced others in the Graeco-Roman world. Against this background, the book charts the rise of monasticism in Egypt, Asia Minor, Syria, and North Africa, assessing the crucial role played by the third-century exegete, Origen, and asks why monasticism developed so variously in different regions.
Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World features in the following genres: Ancient history, Religion: general
Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World is available in Paperback, Hardback
Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World was written by Richard, OP Blackfriars, Oxford Finn and published by Cambridge University Press
Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World has 196 pages
Yes it is part of Key Themes in Ancient History series
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