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The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh (Hardcover)
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The Asceticism of Isaac of Nineveh (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
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The ascetic tracts of 7th century writer Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac
the Syrian) provide a wealth of material to better understand early
Christian asceticism. By focusing on the role of the body in
various ascetic techniques, such as fasting, vigils and prayer, as
well as on the way the ascetic relates to the society a picture of
asceticism as political activity emerges. For Isaac, the ascetic
was to function as something like an icon, an image that showed the
world the reality of God's Kingdom already in this life, by clearly
indicating the difference between God's ways and men's.
Patrik Hagman reviews the scholarly discussion on asceticism of the
last three decades, and then proceeds to analyse the texts of Isaac
to reveal an emphasis on asceticism as a practice that is at the
same time performative, transformative and bodily. This contrasts
with the long-established conception of asceticism as based on a
negative view of the body. Isaac displays a profound understanding
of the way body and soul are related, demonstrating how the body
can be used to transform the personality of the ascetic, and to
communicate the change to the world, without the use of words.
The writings of Isaac offer a rare example of an extensive
discussion of asceticism by a person who lived a radical ascetic
life himself. Hagman's new study brings Isaac's fresh perspective
to bear on an important, yet often overlooked, aspect of the
Christian tradition.
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