Research Catalog

Title

The making of the self : ancient and modern asceticism / Richard Valantasis.

Author

Valantasis, Richard, 1946-

Publication

Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, 2008.

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Details

Description

xxi, 314 pages; 23 cm

Subject

• Asceticism
• Asceticism > History
• Asceticism > History > Early church, ca. 30-600
• Ascetics > Rome

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).

Contents

Part I. Theory: -- 1. A theory of the social function of asceticism -- 2. Constructions of power in asceticism -- 3. Asceticism as a sacred marriage: eastern and western theories -- 4. Asceticism or formation: theorizing asceticism after Nietzsche -- 5. A theory of asceticism, revised -- Part II. Christian Asceticism: -- 6. Uncovering Adam's esoteric body -- 7. Daemons and the perfecting of the monk's body -- 8. Ascetical withdrawal and the second letter of Basil the Great -- 9. Is the Gospel of Thomas ascetical? -- 10. Competing ascetic subjectivities in the letter to the Galatians -- Part III. Roman Asceticism: -- 11. Nag Hammadi and asceticism: theory and practice -- 12. Demons, adversaries, devils, fisherman: the asceticism of Authoritative Teaching (NHL, VI, 3) in Roman perspective -- 13. Musonius Rufus and Roman ascetical theory.

Call Number

JFE 17-3721

ISBN

• 9781556352867
• 1556352867

LCCN

2009280337

OCLC

231753426

Author

Valantasis, Richard, 1946-

Title

The making of the self : ancient and modern asceticism / Richard Valantasis.

Imprint

Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, 2008.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314).

Other Form:

Online version: Valantasis, Richard, 1946- Making of the self. Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, 2008 (OCoLC)763501497

Research Call Number

JFE 17-3721