Author:
Kleinberg, Aviad M.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxii, 340 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Sanctity -- The beginnings -- On the way to heaven : Perpetua's passion -- The ascetics -- Antony, the first hermit -- The ascetic pendulum -- Paul, an ascetic in paradise -- Suspended between heaven and earth : Simeon stylites -- Saints' stories and the rise of a popular literature -- Francis of Assisi, a joyful ascetic -- Fra Ginepro, the holy fool -- The golden legend.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
