Discipline, Authority, and Text in Late Ancient Religion : Essays in Honour of David Brakke

across a variety of religious and literary traditions, this volume highlights the ascetic impulse within new areas. The volume thus stands alone for its multifaceted discussions of religion and asceticism in Late Antiquity, and advances scholarly investigation of and discourse about late antique asceticism by expanding conceptual and disciplinary boundaries in new and exciting directions. [Publisher's text]