“Hair!”: Remnants of Ascetic Exegesis in Augustine of Hippo’s De Opere Monachorum
Augustine of Hippo’s De opere monachorum directs itself against itinerant ascetics who, in emulation of the apostolic ideal, sought to support themselves by begging rather than manual labor. The treatise attests to a struggle not only over the legitimacy of different forms of ascetic practice, but o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-111 |
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