The holy fools: a theological enquiry

What is the significance of the deployment of madness in the early Christian ascetic experience of holiness? The first Byzantine holy fools – themselves critics of monastic orders – represent the consistent and logical conclusion of the theology and practice of the early Christian ascetics, and in p...

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Main Author: Thomas, Andrew
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10797/