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Thorns in the Flesh

Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity

By: Andrew Crislip

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Thorns in the Flesh

Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity

By: Andrew Crislip

The literature of late ancient Christianity is rich both in saints who lead lives of almost Edenic health and in saints who court and endure horrifying diseases. In such narratives, health and illness might signify the sanctity of the ascetic, or invite consideration of a broader theology of illness. In Thorns in the Flesh, Andrew Crislip draws on a wide range of texts from the fourth through sixth centuries that reflect persistent and contentious attempts to make sense of the illness of the ostensibly holy. These sources include Lives of Antony, Paul, Pachomius, and others; theological treatises by Basil of Caesarea and Evagrius of Pontus; and collections of correspondence from the period such as the Letters of Barsanuphius and John. Through close readings of these texts, Crislip shows how late ancient Christians complicated and critiqued hagiographical commonplaces and radically reinterpreted illness as a valuable mode for spiritual and ascetic practice. Illness need not point to sin or failure, he demonstrates, but might serve in itself as a potent form of spiritual practice that surpasses even the most strenuous of ascetic labors and opens up the sufferer to a more direct knowledge of the self and the divine. Crislip provides a fresh and nuanced look at the contentious and dynamic theology of illness that emerged in and around the ascetic and monastic cultures of the later Roman world.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812207203

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From Monastery to Hospital

Christian Monasticism & the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity

By: Andrew Todd Crislip

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Christian Monasticism & the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity

By: Andrew Todd Crislip

Brings to light for the first time the innovative healing practices of monasteries and their role in the development of Western medical tradition

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University of Michigan Press

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0472114743

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Healing in the Early Church

The Church's Ministry of Healing and Exorcism from the First to the Fifth Century

By: Andrew Daunton-Fear

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Healing in the Early Church

The Church's Ministry of Healing and Exorcism from the First to the Fifth Century

By: Andrew Daunton-Fear

This monograph presents the most comprehensive investigation yet made into the healing activity of the Early Church. In contrast to early skeptics like B. B. Warfield, the author is convinced there was a vigorous healing ministry in the centuries that followed the apostles, though it fluctuated somewhat and changed its mode. Exorcism is prominently attested throughout the period. The pre-Nicene Fathers recognized its great apologetic value as a dramatic demonstration of the superiority of Jesus Christ over pagan gods. Interest in healing miracles per se appears to have been particularly characteristic of the less educated members of the Church and those who were chaste in their devotion to the cause of Christ. Amongst these groups gifts of healing were found, becoming rare it seems by the mid-third century, but well attested again later in monastic circles. In the pre-Nicene period anointing with oil (in the name of Christ) was clearly an avenue of healing and, though mentioned comparatively rarely, may have been widespread as part of the regular ministry of local clergy to the sick. Baptismal healing, physical as well as spiritual, also took place. In the post-Nicene Church the shrines of the martyrs became a prominent locus of healing. Devotion to this cult may have been encouraged by Church Fathers as an acceptable alternative to magical practices. But evidence suggests syncretism did occur and martyr's relics could be invested with quasi-magical awe. Most Fathers were positive about the medical profession, seeing it as an avenue of God's work, and in the late fourth century one pioneered the hospital which then spread throughout the eastern Mediterranean. In an appendix to his work, the author sets down nine pointers from the healing activity of the Early Church, and his own experience, to assist those engaged in the healing ministry today.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1606088742

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9781606088746

Epiphanius of Cyprus

A Cultural Biography of Late Antiquity

By: Andrew S. Jacobs

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Epiphanius of Cyprus

A Cultural Biography of Late Antiquity

By: Andrew S. Jacobs

Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 CE, was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text—the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies—is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an anti-intellectual eccentric, a marginal figure of late antiquity. In this book, Andrew S. Jacobs moves Epiphanius from the margin back toward the center and proposes we view major cultural themes of late antiquity in a new light altogether. Through an examination of the key cultural concepts of celebrity, conversion, discipline, scripture, and salvation, Jacobs shifts our understanding of late antiquity from a transformational period open to new ideas and peoples toward a Christian Empire that posited a troubling, but ever-present, otherness at the center of its cultural production.

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Univ of California Press

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0520385705

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Jerome and the Monastic Clergy

A Commentary on Letter 52 to Nepotian, with Introduction, Text, and Translation

By: Andrew Cain

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Jerome and the Monastic Clergy

A Commentary on Letter 52 to Nepotian, with Introduction, Text, and Translation

By: Andrew Cain

In Jerome and the Monastic Clergy, Andrew Cain provides the first full-scale commentary on the famous Letter to Nepotian, in which Jerome articulates his radical plan for imposing a strict ascetic code of conduct on the contemporary clergy. Cain comprehensively addresses stylistic, literary, historical, text-critical and other issues of interpretive interest. Accompanying the commentary is an introduction which situates the Letter in the broader context of its author’s life and work and exposes its fundamental propagandistic dimensions. The revised critical Latin text and the new facing-page translation will make the Letter more accessible than ever before and will provide a reliable textual apparatus for future scholarship on this key writing by one of the most prolific authors in Latin antiquity.

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BRILL

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9004244387

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Operative Techniques: Foot and Ankle Surgery E-Book

By: Glenn B. Pfeffer,Mark E. Easley,Beat Hintermann,Andrew K. Sands,Alastair S. E. Younger

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Operative Techniques: Foot and Ankle Surgery E-Book

By: Glenn B. Pfeffer,Mark E. Easley,Beat Hintermann,Andrew K. Sands,Alastair S. E. Younger

Part of the practical, highly illustrated Operative Techniques series, this fully revised title by Drs. Glenn B. Pfeffer, Mark Easley, Beat Hintermann, Andrew Sands, and Alastair Younger brings you up to speed with must-know surgical techniques in today's foot and ankle surgery. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance walks you through new procedures and modifications to existing procedures, as well as tips for improving patient outcomes and much more. - Provides expert coverage of total ankle arthroplasty, revision surgery, and post-operative care and expected outcomes. - Focuses on quick access to essential information, using an up-to-date, clean layout; a bulleted, highly templated format; and large, full-color intraoperative photos and illustrations. - Presents essential information often overlooked in other procedural guides, such as positioning, exposures, instrumentation, and implants. - Discusses pearls and pitfalls with an emphasis on optimizing outcomes to refine your technique and learn the experts' approach to getting the best results. - Covers more than 25 new procedures, including Revision Hallux Valgus Surgery, Arthroscopic Fusion of the Great Toe, and Peroneal Tendinopathy with Allograft. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323511910

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Management of Primary and Revision Hallux Valgus, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

By: Andrew Molloy

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Management of Primary and Revision Hallux Valgus, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

By: Andrew Molloy

This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics will cover all of the basics of primary and revision bunion surgery, including serveral different osteotomies, techniques, and one section dedicated to pediatric care.

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0323299385

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From Monastery to Hospital

Christian Monasticism & the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity

By: Andrew Todd Crislip

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From Monastery to Hospital

Christian Monasticism & the Transformation of Health Care in Late Antiquity

By: Andrew Todd Crislip

Brings to light for the first time the innovative healing practices of monasteries and their role in the development of Western medical tradition

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Thorns in the Flesh

Thorns in the Flesh

From Monastery to Hospital

From Monastery to Hospital

Healing in the Early Church

Healing in the Early Church

Epiphanius of Cyprus

Epiphanius of Cyprus

Jerome and the Monastic Clergy

Jerome and the Monastic Clergy

Operative Techniques: Foot and Ankle Surgery E-Book

Operative Techniques: Foot and Ankle Surgery E-Book

Management of Primary and Revision Hallux Valgus, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

Management of Primary and Revision Hallux Valgus, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

From Monastery to Hospital

From Monastery to Hospital

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