Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman world - Finn, R. D. (Richard Damian), 1963- (Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Keywords: Asceticism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Ascetics -- Rome; Origen; Electronic books