Families and friends in late Roman Cappadocia / Raymond Van Dam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Dam, Raymond.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cappadocia (Turkey)--History.

Cappadocia (Turkey).

Roman provinces--Turkey--Cappadocia--History.

Roman provinces.

Turkey--Cappadocia.

History.

Physical Description:

256 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.

Summary:

"Van Dam discusses 'Church Fathers' Gregory Nazianzus and his colleagues, the brothers Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa in this, one of his several Cappadocian monographs. . . . Van Dam's exploration as to the extent to which the circumstances of place and family influenced these churchmen's theological stances makes for fascinating reading and should provoke fruitful debate."--

Contents:

Fathers and Sons

1 Adopting a Father: Basil and Basil the Elder 15

2 "Sigh like a Lover, Obey like a Son": Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory the Elder 40

3 Forgotten Brothers 59

4 "The Father Was Always the Father" 75

Mothers and Daughters

5 "Hollow Out a Stone": Nonna and Gorgonia 87

6 Her Mother's Cloak: Emmelia and Macrina 99

7 Was God the Father Married? Virginity and Social Extinction 114

Friendship

8 "Your Soul in Your Letter": The Emotional Life of Letters 131

9 Best of Friends: The Friends of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus 139

10 Worst of Friends: The Friendship of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus 155

Epilogue: A Fourth Cappadocian Father 185

The Cappadocian Fathers 227

Ancient Authors and Texts 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and index.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.

ISBN:

0812237129

OCLC:

50866851