Monks and Empire: Asceticism and Political Disengagement in Late Antiquity
Unlike other modes of Christianity in late antiquity, monks and nuns in the eastern part of the Roman Empire practiced a careful disengagement from imperial politics. While political figures tried to draw monks into their spheres of influence and use their popular power for political ends, monks pra...
| Published in: | Journal of religion & society. Supplement |
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Creighton University
2017
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Journal of religion & society. Supplement
Year: 2017, Volume: 14, Pages: 14-27 |
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