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The cult of Saint Thecla : a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity / Stephen J. Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Stephen J., author.
- Series:
- Oxford early Christian studies.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford early Christian studies
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thecla, Saint--Cult.
- Thecla.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Women in Christianity--Mediterranean Region--History.
- Women in Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint & 'martyr' in the early church. Bringing together a wide range of evidence, Davis shows how the cult of Saint Thecla was popular among early Christian women.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor
- pt. 2. The cult of Saint Thecla in Egypt.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9786611998752
- 9781383016208
- 1383016208
- 9781281998750
- 1281998753
- 9780191568350
- 019156835X
- OCLC:
- 352921545
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb04281 hdl
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