Rhetoric of the Pious Empire and the Rhetoric of Flight from the World

Rhetoric of the Pious Empire and the Rhetoric of Flight from the World

A Socio-Rhetorical Reading of the Life of Melania the Younger

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This book aims to shed new light on asceticism of the heart and imperial Christian aspects in the ascetic life of Melania the Younger, in particular, and of a specific group of Roman aristocratic ascetic women, in general.

The author draws on the examinat.

First published
2018
Publishers
Lang GmbH· Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften· Peter
Language
English

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