History of asceticism in the Syrian Orient
Subtitle: a contribution to the history of culture in the Near East
By: by Arthur Vööbus.
Series: Corpus scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium ;; v. 184, 197, 500.; Subsidia,; t. 14, 17, 81; Corpus scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium ;; v. 184, etc.; Corpus scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium.; t. 14, etc.
Publisher: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO
Published: 1958
Place of publication: Louvain
Language: eng
Subjects: Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Ascetics -- Middle East -- Biography.; Monasticism and religious orders -- Middle East -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Syriac Christians -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Originally planned for 5 v.; only v. 1-3 published--Cf. v. 3, p. [vii].
Vol. 3 has imprint: Louvain : E. Peeters.
Table of contents: title: 1. The origin of asceticism. Early monasticism in Persia; title: 2. Early monasticism in Mesopotamia and Syria; title: 3. [without special title].