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- Breaking the Mind
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
- Series: CUA studies in early Christianity
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summary
This collection of sixteen new critical essays offers fresh perspectives on the Book of Steps, adding greater detail and depth to our understanding of the work's intriguing picture of early Syriac asceticism as practiced within the life of a local church and community.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- By Way of a Preface
- pp. ix-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Part 1. The World Around the Book of Steps
- 3. The Book of Steps on Magic
- pp. 41-50
- Part 2. The Text of the Book of Steps
- Part 3. Biblical Exegisis in the Book of Steps
- Part 4. Theological Perspectives in the Book of Steps
- Part 5. Practices of Asceticism in the Book of Steps
- Bibliography
- pp. 313-340
- Contributors
- pp. 341-342
- Index of Citations of the Book of Steps
- pp. 343-346
- Subject Index
- pp. 347-351
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813221670
Related ISBN(s)
9780813221663
MARC Record
OCLC
879352521
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-07
Language
English
Open Access
No
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