Keywords
asceticism, Life of Antony, Egypt under Roman dominance
Abstract
This paper attempts to provide an insight of asceticism and its development in Egypt through the literal work Athanasius's Life of Antony. It sets out to explain how the peculiar geography and environment in Egypt contributed to the development of asceticism and how the practices of St. Antony reflected the contemporary ideas on soul and body.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Hanyang (2023) "The Desert A City: A Study of Antony the Great’s Life," Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal: 4 (2), 20-29. https://works.swarthmore.edu/suhj/vol4/iss2/2
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