Ward, Benedicta,  1933- <br/><br/>
Harlots of the desert :  a study of repentance in early monastic sources / 
Benedicta Ward. 
 - Kalamazoo, MI :  Cistercian Publications,  c1987. 
 - ix, 113 p. ;  pbk ;  23 cm. 
 - Cistercian studies series ;  106 .
 - Cistercian studies series ;  no. 106. .
<br/><br/> Includes translations of Latin texts selected from the Vitae patrum. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The theme of repentance --<br/>St Mary Magdalene; the biblical model of repentance --<br/>St Mary of Egypt: the liturgical icon of repentance --<br/>Pelagia; beauty riding by --<br/>Thais; how to receive a gift --<br/>Maria the niece of Abraham; an image of salvation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>087907406X 0879076062 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88115977  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ex-prostitutes--Religious life--History.--Middle East<br/>Nuns--History.--Middle East<br/>Repentance--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>234.509015/WAR