A study of the ascetic teaching of 7th century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaacthe Syrian), a popular figure in Eastern Christain tradition. Hagman uses Isaac's writings to argue that asceticism is not about punishing the body, but isa way to use the body to communicate the Christian message to society. INDICE: 1: Introduction; 2: Isaac of Ninevah; 3: The Concept of the Body; 4: Uses of the Term 'The World'; 5: Fear as the Existential Background of Asceticism; 6: Ascetic Practice; 7: Ecstacy, Spiritual Knowledge, and Humility;8: Isaac's Eschatology; 9: Asceticism and Society; Appendix: The Modern Studyof Isaac of Ninevah
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959319-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 21/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés