The asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh
Hagman, PatrikAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
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 society.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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 society.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Dec. 17, 2010).
Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, 7th cent.
Asceticism
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity