Finn, R. D.  1963- <br/><br/>
Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman world  [electronic resource] / 
Richard Finn. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 182 p.) 
 - Key themes in ancient history .
 - Key themes in ancient history. .
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pagan asceticism: cultic and contemplative purity -- Asceticism in Hellenistic and Rabbinic Judaism -- Christian asceticism before Origen -- Origen and his ascetic legacy -- Cavemen, cenobites, and clerics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511651229 (electronic bk.) 0511651228 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Origen.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Asceticism--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Ascetics--Rome.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV5023  / .F56 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>204/.470937