The Encroaching Desert: Egyptian Hagiography and the Medieval West

The Encroaching Desert: Egyptian Hagiography and the Medieval West
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9789047411628
ISBN-13 : 9047411625
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Download or read book The Encroaching Desert: Egyptian Hagiography and the Medieval West written by Jitse Dijkstra and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an important contribution to the current debate about the usefulness of Egyptian hagiography as a historical source for late antique Egypt and to the study of the reception of the desert fathers in the medieval West.


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