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The Wandering Holy Man: The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine Volume 60

by Johannes Hahn Hahn, Volker Menze Menze

  • Hardback
  • 324 pages
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • 16.1 x 23.2 x 3.1 cm

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For students of early church history and saints

Guides you through the life of a radical ascetic

Shows how faith and conflict shaped the Holy Land

Uncover the complex life of a fifth-century Syrian ascetic and his impact on the early Eastern church.

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Barsauma was a fifth-century Syrian ascetic, archimandrite, and leader of monks, notorious for his extreme asceticism and violent anti-Jewish campaigns across the Holy Land. Although Barsauma was a powerful and revered figure in the Eastern church, modern scholarship has widely dismissed him as a thug of peripheral interest. Until now, only the most salacious bits of the Life of Barsauma--a fascinating collection of miracles that Barsauma undertook across the Near East--had been translated. This pioneering study includes the first full translation of the Life and a series of studies by scholars employing a range of methods to illuminate the text from different angles and contexts. This is the authoritative source on this influential figure in the history of the church and his life, travels, and relations with other religious groups.
The Wandering Holy Man: The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine Volume 60 and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityThe Wandering Holy Man: The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine Volume 60

  • Title

    The Wandering Holy Man: The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine Volume 60

  • Authors

    Johannes Hahn Hahn +1

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    University of California Press

  • Published

    June 2020

  • Weight

    568g

  • Page Count

    324

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.2 x 3.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520304147

  • ISBN-10

    0520304144

  • Eden Code

    5109843