Theatrical shows and ascetic lives : John Chrysostom's attack on spiritual marriage / [electronic resource]
Leyerle, Blake,1960-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2001.
This book provides an original and rewarding context for understanding the prolific fourth-century Christian theologian John Chrysostom and the religious and social world in which he lived. Blake Leyerle analyzes two highly rhetorical treatises by this early church father attacking the phenomenon of 'spiritual marriage'.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-235) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This book provides an original and rewarding context for understanding the prolific fourth-century Christian theologian John Chrysostom and the religious and social world in which he lived. Blake Leyerle analyzes two highly rhetorical treatises by this early church father attacking the phenomenon of 'spiritual marriage'.
Description based on print version record.
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407
Theater
Sexual abstinence
Marriage
Theater
Theater
Sexual abstinence
Marriage
Theater
Languages & Literatures
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures