Handmaids of the Lord
Subtitle: contemporary descriptions of feminine asceticism in the first six Christian centuries
By: translated and edited by Joan M. Petersen.
Contributors: Petersen, Joan M. 1914-
Series: Cistercian studies series ;; 143; Cistercian studies series ;; no. 143.
Publisher: Cistercian Publications; Cistercian Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Kalamazoo, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Subjects: Women in Christianity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Sources.; Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Ascetics -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Map on lining papers.