The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh
Author:   Patrik Hagman (, Lecturer, Åbo Akademi University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 October 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Patrik Hagman (, Lecturer, Åbo Akademi University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9780199593194


ISBN 10:   0199593191
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1: Introduction 2: Isaac of Ninevah 3: The Concept of the Body 4: Uses of the Term 'The World' 5: Fear as the Existential Background of Asceticism 6: Ascetic Practice 7: Ecstacy, Spiritual Knowledge, and Humility 8: Isaac's Eschatology 9: Asceticism and Society Appendix: The Modern Study of Isaac of Ninevah

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<br> Well-written, yet methodical and thorough, Haman has provided an essential starting-point for further studies of Isaac of Ninevah. --Journal of Syriac Studies<p><br>


This text is a fresh and edifying reading of Origens extant literary corpus. Jonathan J. Armstrong, The Journal of Theological Studies,


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