The Making of the Self: Ancient and Modern Asceticism by Valantasis, Richard

The Making of the Self (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556352867)

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The Making of the Self: Ancient and Modern Asceticism by Valantasis, Richard

The Making of the Self

$41.00
The Making of the Self: Ancient and Modern Asceticism by Valantasis, Richard

The Making of the Self

$41.00
Format: Paperback
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A leading scholar of ascetical studies, Richard Valantasis explores a variety of ascetical traditions ranging from the Greco-Roman philosophy of Musonius Rufus, the asceticism found in the Nag Hammadi Library and in certain Gnostic texts, the Gospel of Thomas, and other early Christian texts. This collection gathers historical and theoretical essays that develop a theory of asceticism that informs the analysis of historical texts and opens the way for postmodern ascetical studies. Wide-ranging in historical scope and in developing theory, these essays address asceticism for scholar and student alike. The theory will be of particular interest to those interested in cultural theory and analysis, while the historical essays provide the researcher with easy access to a significant corpus of academic writing on asceticism.

Author: Richard Valantasis
ISBN-10: 1556352867
ISBN-13: 9781556352867
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2008
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.05w x 0.72d
By Richard Valantasis
By Richard Valantasis
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Richard Valantasis is Professor of Ascetical Theology and Director of the Anglican Studies Program at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He is the author of The Gospel of Thomas, Centuries of Holiness: Ancient Spirituality Refracted for a Postmodern Age, and The New Q: Translation and Commentary.

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