TY - BOOK AU - David Brakke TI - Athanasius and asceticism SN - 0801860555 U1 - 270.2/092 21 PY - 1998/// CY - UK PB - The Johns Hopkins University Press KW - English KW - History KW - Asceticism N1 - 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 ER -