Publication

1983-10-01 - Haworth Press

Language

English

Word Count

38,500 words, Guess

Page Count

154 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100866562494
  • ISBN-139780866562492
  • Open LibraryOL8328895M

First Sentence

It is traditional to start the history of Christian asceticism with the flight of Saint Antony to the desert followed by the organization of monasteries in Egypt and Syria and a discussion of the great theoretical system constructed by Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, and the other promoters of virginity from the fourth and fifth centuries.

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