Lives of Simeon Stylites

In the flood of christian ascetics who left the world to seek God alone, Simeon chose a novel withdrawal. He mounted a pillar and remained there the rest of his life. To him came supplicants with all kinds of problems: personal anguish, sickness and pain, infertility, sin, and social transgression. Public issues were mediated at his shrine and slaves manumitted. Three views of the Stylite in three lives.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Robert Doran (Traduction)
• Edition: Cistercian Publications
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.05.1992
• EAN: 9780879075125
• ISBN: 978-0-87907-512-5
• Pages: 246
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Poids: 352 g
• Thèmes: Cistercian Studies; Cistercian Studies Series
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Sciences humaines en général