Subversive Virtue : : Asceticism and Authority in the Second-Century Pagan World / / James A. Francis.
Much attention has been devoted in recent years to Christian asceticism in Late Antiquity. But Christianity did not introduce asceticism to the ancient world. An underlying theme of this fascinating study of pagan asceticism is that much of the work on Christian ";holy men"; has ignored ea...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Stoicism: Setting the Norm
- 2 Marcus Aurelius: Rational Asceticism and Social Conservatism
- 3 Lucian: Ascetics as Enemies of Culture
- 4 Apollonius of Tyana: The Rehabilitated Ascetic
- 5 Celsus: Christians, Ascetics, and Rebels
- 6 Ascetics and Holy Men: Conflict, Change, and Continuity
- Select Bibliography
- Index