The burden of the flesh : fasting and sexuality in early Christianity /
Teresa M. Shaw.
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1998.
- xi, 298 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-284) and index.
0800627652 (pbk. : alk. paper)
98005098
Fasting--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600. Chastity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600. Sexual abstinence. Women--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.