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Divine Domesticity: Augustine of Thagaste to Teresa of Avila
by O'Rourke Boyle, Marjorie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9004106758
- ISBN 13
- 9789004106758
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Leiden; New York; Koln: E. J. Brill. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 9004106758 . X, 295, [ii] pp. Primary sources, Index of Names & Subjects. Tall octavo. Dark gey glossy dust jacket with white and black type and design. Bit of edgewear, small tear at top of spine, flaps intact. Book itself has gift inscription from the author to another Canadian historian - "A topsy-turvy book: not history of doctrine but doctrine as history." Otherwise clean and unmarked. Good copy. "..examines 4 cultural constructs of dwelling: the inn, the sanctuary, the villa, and the casstle. Its focus is the hearth as the familial place. A lesson in alterity, it exposes the rejection of the divine in indwelling as at home (John 14: 23). It discovers a fundamental disparity between domesticity anmd the asceticism that dominated western civilization. ; Studies in the History of Christian Thought; Vol. 74; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12161
- Title
- Divine Domesticity: Augustine of Thagaste to Teresa of Avila
- Author
- O'Rourke Boyle, Marjorie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9004106758
- ISBN 13
- 9789004106758
- Publisher
- E. J. Brill
- Place of Publication
- Leiden; New York; Koln
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 9004106758, Augustine_of_thagaste, Teresa_of_avila, Christian_doctrines, Home_and_hearth, Domesticity
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's Studies; Religion - Theology;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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