The Sentences of Sextus and the Origins of Christian Asceticism. By Daniele Pevarello

The current popularity of often overtly ‘pagan’ guides to self-improvement indicates the value of an awareness of the varied Greek influences on Christian asceticism as ideals already naturalized in the wider inherited Mediterranean tradition. This careful and perceptive study investigates the likel...

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Main Author: Downing, Francis Gerald 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2014
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 727-729
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