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The forgotten desert mothers : sayings, lives, and stories of early Christian women / Laura Swan.
Van Pelt Library BR195.M65 S93 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swan, Laura, 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monastic and religious life of women--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Monastic and religious life of women.
- History.
- Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Women in Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 218 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Paulist Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- In introducing readers to the sayings, lives, stories, and spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and monastic movement, the author finally sets the record straight that women played an important, influential role in early Christianity. The book journeys between desert, monastery, and city to reveal the stories of ascetics and solitaries whose stories rarely are heard.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218).
- ISBN:
- 0809140160
- OCLC:
- 45460900
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