Embracing the divine : passion and politics in the Christian Middle East / Akram Fouad Khater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khater, Akram Fouad, 1960-

Series:

Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

al-Ujaimi, Hindiyya, 1720-1798.

al-Ujaimi, Hindiyya.

Physical Description:

xxi, 311 pages : map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Khater (Middle East studies and Lebanese-American studies, North Carolina State U.) examines the politics of gender and religion within the Maronite and Roman Catholic Churches during the 18th century, pivoting on the life and writings of Hindiyya al-'Ujaimi (1720-98), a Maronite nun from Aleppo whose pronouncements sparked two inquisitions by the Holy See in 1753 and 1778, and resulted in her imprisonment in a series of convents for the rest of her life. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Aleppo : the making of a visionary (1720/1746)

Mount Lebanon : a voice in the wilderness (1746/1750)

Bkerki Convent : a living saint (1750/1756)

Purgatory : angels and demons in the convent (1756/1778)

Epilogue : Hindiyya, alone and everywhere (1778/1800s).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815632610

0815632614

OCLC:

713189586