Virgins of God
Subtitle: the making of asceticism in late antiquity
By: Susanna Elm.
Series: Oxford classical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780198150442
Subjects: Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Turkey -- History.; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Egypt -- History.; Women in Christianity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[387]-429 and index.