The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh
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- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
21 October 2010
Summary
The Body as Icon: Asceticism in the Writings of Isaac of Nineveh
The ascetic tracts of 7th-century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian) offer valuable insights into early Christian asceticism. This study focuses on the body’s role in ascetic techniques like fasting, vigils, and prayer, and how the ascetic relates to society, revealing asceticism as a political activity.
For Isaac, the ascetic functions as an icon, an image displaying God’s Kingdom in this life by highl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199593194 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199593191 |
| Series: | Oxford Early Christian Studies |
| Author: | Patrik Hagman |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 562g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 163mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Well-written, yet methodical and thorough, Haman has provided an essential starting-point for further studies of Isaac of Ninevah.”–Journal of Syriac Studies
This text is a fresh and edifying reading of Origens extant literary corpus. * Jonathan J. Armstrong, The Journal of Theological Studies, *
About The Author
Patrik Hagman
Patrik Hagman is Lecturer at Abo Akademi University.
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