stylitism
/ˈstaɪlɪtɪzəm/
noun
- The practice or way of life of a stylite; living on a pillar as a form of religious asceticism.
- Modern scholars debate whether stylitism was a sincere spiritual practice or a form of public spectacle.
- The book explores the history and meaning of stylitism in the ancient world.
- Stylitism was a rare and extreme form of Christian monasticism in the early Byzantine period.
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