num_pages: 544
description: In presenting a selection of twenty-eight texts in translation with introductory essays, Vincent L. Wimbush and his co-authors have produced the first book on asceticism that does full justice to the varieties of ascetic behavior in the Greco-Roman world. The texts, representative of different religious cults, philosophical schools, and geographical locations, are organized by literary genre into five parts that give a fascinating overview of the ascetic tradition.
language: English
title: Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity
titlecomplete: Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity (Studies in Antiquity and Christianity)
genres: History
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Continuum International Pub.