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The making of the self : ancient and modern asceticism / Richard Valantasis.
Author
Valantasis, Richard, 1946-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge, U.K. : James Clarke & Co., 2008.
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 314 pages)
Availability
Available Online
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Asceticism
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Asceticism
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History
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Asceticism
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History
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Early church, ca. 30-600
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Ascetics
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Rome
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Summary note
A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical traditions ranging from the Greco-Roman philosophy of Musonius Rufus, the asceticism found in the Nag Hammadi Library and in certain Gnostic texts, the Gospel of Thomas, and other early Christian texts. This collection gathers historical and theoretical essays develop a theory of asceticism that informs the analysis of historical texts and opens the way for postmodern ascetical studies. Wideranging in historical scope and in developing theory, these essays address asceticism for scholar and student alike.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).
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Contents
A theory of the social function of asceticism
Constructions of power in asceticism
Asceticism as a sacred marriage : eastern and western theories
Asceticism or formation : theorizing asceticism after Nietzsche
A theory of asceticism, revised
Uncovering Adam's esoteric body
Daemons and the perfecting of the monk's body
Ascetical withdrawal and the second letter of Basil the Great
Is the Gospel of Thomas ascetical?
Competing ascetic subjectivities in the letter to the Galatians
Nag Hammadi and asceticism : theory and practice
Demons, adversaries, devils, fisherman : the asceticism of Authoritative Teaching (NHL, VI, 3) in Roman perspective
Musonius Rufus and Roman ascetical theory.
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ISBN
9780227903278 ((electronic bk.))
0227903277 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
707332314
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