Clothes and Monasticism in Ancient Christian Egypt

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This book is an exploration of the ideals and values of the ascetic and monastic life, as expressed through clothes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction; 2 Heroes in the Wilderness: The Mythical Background; 3 Clothes and the Construction of the Monastic World; 4 Interacting with the Habit; 5 Molding Monastic Minds and Memories; 6 The Economy of Salvation and the Economy of this World; 7 Prelapsarian Nakedness and Wolves in Sheep's Clothing; 8 Dressing Death, Clothing Eternity; 9 Epilogue; Bibliography