Demons and the Making of the Monk PDF book is popular Religion book written by David BRAKKE. The book was released by Harvard University Press on 2009-06-30 with total hardcover pages 323. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read Demons and the Making of the Monk by David BRAKKE in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
In this finely written study of demonology and Christian spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines how the conception of the monk a
How did the monks of the Egyptian desert fight against the demons that attacked them with tempting thoughts? How could Christians resist the thoughts of glutton
This dissertation contributes to the study of late antique demonology and the development of Christian monasticism in fourth century Egypt. In particular, I exp
Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected Gnosticism?
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