Subversive Virtue: Asceticism and Authority in the Second-Century Pagan World

by James A. Francis

Book Overview

Much attention has been devoted in recent years to Christian asceticism in Late Antiquity. But Christianity did not introduce asceticism to the ancient world. An underlying theme of this fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271013044
• ISBN13: 9780271013046
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"