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Ascetics and Ambassadors of Christ: The Monasteries of Palestine 314-631
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binns, John, 1951- Author.
- Series:
- Oxford early Christian studies.
- Oxford early Christian studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monasticism and religious orders--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Monasticism and religious orders.
- Monasticism and religious orders--Jordan--History.
- Monasticism and religious orders--Palestine--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 276 p.).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Ascetics and ambassadors of Christ
- Oxford early Christian studies
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book studies the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period, from the accession of Constantine to the fall of Jerusalem to the Persians in 614. It examines the lives of the holy men of the desert, using contemporary source material.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610810727
- 9781280810725
- 1280810726
- OCLC:
- 1027172636
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