Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. PREFACE xiii
5. Map xix
6. INTRODUCTION : JOHN' S WORLD 1
7. I "THESE HOLY IMAGES" : JOHN OF EPHESUS AND THE Lives of the Eastern Saints 28
8. II "LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN" : THE ASCETIC VISION 43
9. III AMIDA: THE MEASURE OF MADNESS 57
10. IV PURPOSE AND PLACES 76
11. V SPIRITUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CONSEQUENCES OF THE ASCETIC VOW 94
12. VI SOME IMPLICATIONS : THE CASE OF WOMEN 108
13. VII JOHN OF EPHESUS: ASCETICISM AND SOCIETY 134
14. ABBREVIATIONS 147
15. NOTES 151
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 199
17. INDEX 219