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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Hunt, Hannah.
Clothed in the body : asceticism, the body and the spiritual in the late antique era. – (Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity)
1. Christian literature, Early–History and criticism. 2. Christian literature, Early–Syriac
authors. 3. Asceticism–History–Early church, ca. 30–600–Sources. 4. Human body–
Religious aspects–Christianity–History of doctrines–Early church, ca. 30–600.
I. Title II. Series
233.5–dc23
Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data
Hunt, Hannah.
Clothed in the body : asceticism, the body, and the spiritual in the late antique era / Hannah Hunt.
p. cm. – (Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978–1–4094–0914–4 (hardcover : alk. paper) – ISBN 978–1–4094–0915–1 (ebook)
1. Human body–Religious aspects–Christianity–History of doctrines–Early church, ca.
30–600. 2. Theological anthropology–Christianity–History of doctrines–Early church,
ca. 30–600. 3. Asceticism–History–Early church, ca. 30–600. I. Title.
BT741.3.H86 2012
233’.509–dc23
2011050815
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