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Holy women of the Syrian Orient / introduced and translated by Sebastian P. Brock and Susan Ashbrook Harvey.
LIBRA BR1713 .H625 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Transformation of the classical heritage ; 13.
- The Transformation of the classical heritage ; 13
- Language:
- English
- Syriac, Modern
- Subjects (All):
- Women in Christianity.
- History.
- Christian saints--Middle East--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Christian saints.
- Middle East.
- Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600--Early works to 1800.
- Syriac Christians--Middle East--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Syriac Christians.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- Updated edition, with a new preface.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- With A New Preface
- The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the fourth to seventh centuries A.D., they are translated from Syrian into accessible and vivid prose. Annotations and source notes by the translators help clarify elements that may be unfamiliar to some readers. This collection bears witness to the profound contributions women made to early Christianity: their various roles, their leadership inside and outside the church structure, and their power to influence others. A new preface discusses recent developments in the field and updates the bibliography.
- Contents:
- Mary, the niece of Abraham of Qidun
- Pelagia, of Antioch
- Persian martyrs : Martha, Tarbo, Martyrs of Karak d-Beth Slokh (Kirkuk), History of Karka d-Beth Slokh, Thekla and companions, Anahid
- Women martyrs of Najran : From Simeon of Beth Arsham's second letter, From the Book of the Himyarits
- From the Lives of the eastern saints / by John of Ephesus : Mary and Euphemia, Susan
- Anastasia
- Febronia
- Shirin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520213661
- OCLC:
- 39909535
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