Asceticism and society in crisis: John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook

Asceticism and society in crisis: John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints

Syriac began as a dialect of Aramaic, spoken in the region of Edessa early in the first century of the Christian Era. It grew quickly as both the primary vernacular and literary language of the Syrian Orient: the Roman provinces of Mesopotamia, Syria, Osrhoene, and their neighboring Persian province...

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Contributors:	Harvey, Susan Ashbrook 1953- (Other)
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
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Published:	Berkeley London University of Californiarnia Press 1990
In:	The transformation of the classical heritage (18) Year: 1990
Reviews:	[Rezension von: Harvey, Susan Ashbrook, Asceticism and Society in Crisis. John of Ephesus and "The Lives of the Eastern Saints"] (1991) (Brock, Sebastian P., 1938 -) Asceticism and society in crisis. John of Ephesus and The lives of the eastern saints. By Susan Ashbrook Harvey. (Transformation of the Classical Heritage, xviii.) Pp. xviii + 226 incl. maps. Berkeley-Los Angeles-London: University of California Press, 1990. 35. 0 520 06523 9 (1994) (Horden, Peregrine) Asceticism and Society in Crisis. John of Ephesus and The Lives of the Eastern Saints. By Susan Ashbrook Harvey. Pp. xvi+226. Map. (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 18.) Berkeley/Los Angeles/London, University of California Press, 1990. 35 (1991) (Gould, Graham)
Series/Journal:	The transformation of the classical heritage 18
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:	B John, Ephesius 507-586 / Hagiography B John, Ephesius 507-586
Further subjects:	B John Bishop of Ephesus (approximately 507-586) Lives of the Eastern saints B Syriac Christian saints History B Christianity and culture (Byzantine Empire) B Asceticism History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Christian hagiography History To 1500 B Bibliography
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Asceticism and society in crisis: John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook 1953- (Author)

University of Californiarnia Press 1990

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Asceticism and society in crisis: John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints

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