Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity by Vincent Wimbush

Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity

Vincent Wimbush

544 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

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At once profoundly counter-cultural and related to secular society, ascetic movements left rich, fascinating, and often difficult to interpret literary documents. The twenty-eight texts translated in Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity are a...

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