Ascetic piety and women's faith : essays on late ancient Christianity /

Ascetic piety and women's faith : essays on late ancient Christianity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Clark, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann), 1938-
Imprint:	Lewiston, N.Y., USA : E. Mellen Press, c1986.
Description:	xv, 427 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in women and religion v. 20
Subject:	Christian women -- Religious life Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 Asceticism -- Early church. Christian women -- Religious life. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/791788

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ISBN:	0889465290 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographies and index.

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Summary:	This prize-winning text treats the subject of women in the context of the early Christian world, discussing ascetic renunciation and feminine advancement, female monasticism, and patristic exegesis of the story of Eve and Adam and the Song of Songs.
Physical Description:	xv, 427 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographies and index.
ISBN:	0889465290