The Garb of Being: Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity

Book Overview

This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and religious imagination through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823287025
• ISBN13: 9780823287024
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"