Flesh made word: saints' stories and the western imagination
Sanctity -- The beginnings -- On the way to heaven : Perpetua's passion -- The ascetics -- Antony, the first hermit -- The ascetic pendulum -- Paul, an ascetic in paradise -- Suspended between heaven and earth : Simeon stylites -- Saints' stories and the rise of a popular literature -- Fra...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, Mass
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saint's life
/ Theology
/ Church 300-1400
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian saints
B Church History |
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| Summary: | Sanctity -- The beginnings -- On the way to heaven : Perpetua's passion -- The ascetics -- Antony, the first hermit -- The ascetic pendulum -- Paul, an ascetic in paradise -- Suspended between heaven and earth : Simeon stylites -- Saints' stories and the rise of a popular literature -- Francis of Assisi, a joyful ascetic -- Fra Ginepro, the holy fool -- The golden legend |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the French. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 340 S., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-674-02647-0 978-0-674-02647-6 |
