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Back to topThe Garb of Being: Embodiment and the Pursuit of Holiness in Late Ancient Christianity (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought) (Hardcover)
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This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and religious imagination through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations.
About the Author
Georgia Frank (Edited By) Georgia Frank is Professor of Religion at Colgate University. Andrew Jacobs (Edited By) Andrew S. Jacobs is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University. Susan Holman (Edited By) Susan R. Holman is the Eckrich Chair and Professor of Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University.