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The Garb of Being - (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought) by Georgia Frank & Susan Holman & Andrew Jacobs (Hardcover)

The Garb of Being - (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought) by  Georgia Frank & Susan Holman & Andrew Jacobs (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This collection of essays explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique practice and religious imagination through stories from the eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies from antiquity subject to modern interpretations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This collection explores how the body became a touchstone for late antique religious practice and imagination. When we read the stories and testimonies of late ancient Christians, what different types of bodies stand before us? How do we understand the range of bodily experiences--solitary and social, private and public--that clothed ancient Christians? How can bodily experience help us explore matters of gender, religious identity, class, and ethnicity? <i>The Garb of Being</i> investigates these questions through stories from the Eastern Christian world of antiquity: monks and martyrs, families and congregations, and textual bodies. <p/>Contributors include S. Abrams Rebillard, T. Arentzen, S. P. Brock, R. S. Falcasantos, C. M. Furey, S. H. Griffith, R. Krawiec, B. McNary-Zak, J.-N. Mellon Saint-Laurent, C. T. Schroeder, A. P. Urbano, F. M. Young</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This welcome collection offers many well-articulated perspectives on the role of the body in late antique religious practice and imagination.<b>---Charles Stang, Harvard Divinity School, <i></i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Georgia Frank (Edited By) </b><br> Georgia Frank is Professor of Religion at Colgate University. <p/><b>Andrew Jacobs (Edited By) </b><br> Andrew S. Jacobs is Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University. <p/><b>Susan Holman (Edited By) </b><br> Susan R. Holman<b> </b>is the Eckrich Chair and Professor of Religion and the Healing Arts at Valparaiso University. <p/>

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