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David Brakke

Athanasius and asceticism - UK The Johns Hopkins University Press 1998 - xviii, 356 22

Originally published: Athanasius and the politics of asceticism. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995, in series: Oxford early Christian studies.

1. Female virginity and ecclesiastical politics in Alexandria. -- 2. The Desert Fathers and the Episcopate. -- 3. Asceticism in Athanasius' theology and spirituality. -- 4. The spirituality and politics of the Life of Antony. -- Conclusion. -- Appendix: Select ascetic and pastoral writings of Athanasius.

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