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Subversive virtue : asceticism and authority in the second-century pagan world
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Subversive virtue : asceticism and authority in the second-century pagan world

Author: James A Francis
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1995.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James A Francis
ISBN: 0271013044 9780271013046 0271011041 9780271011042
OCLC Number: 28800430
Description: xviii, 222 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Stoicism: setting the norm -- Marcus Aurelius: rational ascetism and social conservatism -- Lucian: ascetics as enemies of culture -- Apollonius of Tyana: the rehabilitated ascetic -- Celsus: christians, ascetics, and rebels -- Ascetics and holy men: conflict, change, and continuity.
Responsibility: James A. Francis.

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