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224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441159915
Format: Digital
Language: English
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The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and wild honey. Was it really possible to sustain life on so little food? The history of monasticism i...
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224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441159915
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and wild honey. Was it really possible to sustain life on so little food? The history of monasticism i...