The Encroaching Desert: Egyptian Hagiography and the Medieval West
The Encroaching Desert: Egyptian Hagiography and the Medieval West
Subjects: History of religion,World history: c 500 to C 1500,History - General History,Medieval,History,Christian hagiography,Christian saints,Christianity and other religions,Egypt,Egyptian
Description
Description
The book is an important contribution to the current debate about the usefulness of Egyptian hagiography as a historical source for late antique Egypt and to the study of the reception of the desert fathers in the medieval West.
Details
Details
Publisher/Supplier: Brill
Date Published: 2006-10-30
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9004155309
Language: en
Pages: 288
Length: 6.75 inches,Width: 0.75 inches,Height: 10 inches
Low stock: 6 left
