| Asceticism and Society in Crisis |
| Acknowledgments |
| Preface |
 | Introduction: John's World |
| • | Language and Culture |
| • | Culture and Religion: Early Groups and Features |
| • | Culture and Religion: Early Ascetic Forms |
| • | Ascetism and Society |
| • | Religion and History |
| I "These Holy Images"': John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints |
| • | John Himself |
| • | John's Writings |
| • | Genre: Characteristics and Choices |
| • | Hagiographic Style: Issues of Language and Content |
| • | Literary Style: Clue to the Cultural Setting |
| II "Let your Light so Shine Before Men": The Ascetic Vision |
| • | John of Ephesus: The Ascetic Model |
| • | Holy Careers: Variations on a Theme |
| • | Monasticism: An Institution for the Individual |
| • | The Message in the Model |
| III Amida: The Measure of Madness |
| • | Ascetic Roots |
| • | The Sixth Century: The Setting |
| • | Amida: The Devil Without and the Devil Within |
| • | The Ascetic Response |
| IV Purpose and Places |
| • | Egypt: The Community Witness |
| • | Constantinople: Individuals in Community |
| • | Constantinople: The Community Witness |
| • | Epilogue. Amida and Constantinople: Holy Presence |
| V Spirituality and Accountability: Consequences of the Ascetic Vow |
| • | Mission: Individual Responsibility and Collective Authority |
| • | Ordination: Individual Responsibility and Collective Accountability |
| VI Some Implications: The Case of Women |
| • | Women, the Early Church, and the Syrian Orient |
| • | John's Lives: Sixth-Century Patterns |
| • | John's Holy Women: Women of Spirit |
| • | John and Women: Implications of a Vision |
| VII John of Ephesus: Asceticism and Society |
| • | Contrasts in Hagiography |
| • | Hagiography and History |
| Notes |
| • | Introduction: John's World |
| • | I "These Holy Images"': John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints |
| • | II "Let your Light so Shine Before Men": The Ascetic Vision |
| • | III Amida: The Measure of Madness |
| • | IV Purpose and Places |
| • | V Spirituality and Accountability: Consequences of the Ascetic Vow |
| • | VI Some Implications: The Case of Women |
| • | VII John of Ephesus: Asceticism and Society |
| Abbreviations |
| Bibliography |
| • | Primary Sources |
| • | Secondary Sources |
| Index |
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