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Ihadayutha: A Study of the Life of Singleness in the Syrian Orient, from Ignatius of Antioch to Chalcedon 451 A.D.(Review)
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society
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July 1, 1998| Author:
Harrak, Amir
| COPYRIGHT 1998 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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By SHAFIQ ABOUZAYD. Oxford: ARAM SOCIETY FOR SYRO-MESOPOTAMIAN STUDIES, 1993. Pp. xx + 449. $40, [pounds]22.
S. AbouZayd, founder of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies and editor of its journal Aram, has undertaken a stimulating study of specific aspects of Syrian asceticism from its origin to the middle of the fifth century A.D. They include the connection between Syrian ascetic spirituality and Syrian theology, the role of virginity and marriage, and the pl...
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