The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / Joel Thomas Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Joel Thomas, 1968-

Series:

Transformation of the classical heritage ; 40.

The transformation of the classical heritage ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qardagh, Mar.

Qardagh.

Tashita de-Mar Kardagh sahda.

Nestorian Church--Iraq--History.

Nestorian Church.

Iraq--Church history.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. Translated from Syriac into English here for the first time, the legend of Mar Qardagh introduces a hero of epic proportions whose characteristics confound simple classification. During the several stages of his career, Mar Qaragh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Drawing on both literary and artistic sources, Joel Walker explores the convergence of these diverse themes in the Christian culture of the Sasanian Empire (224-642). Taking the Qrdagh legend as its foundation, his study guides readers through the rich and complex world of late antique Iraq.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Transliteration And Terminology

Introduction: Christianity In Late Antique Iraq And The Legend Of Mar Qardagh

Introduction To The Text

The History Of The Heroic Deeds Of Mar Qardagh The Victorious Martyr

Index Of Scriptural Citations

1. The Church Of The East And The Hagiography Of The Persian Martyrs

2. "We Rejoice In Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroism And Sasanian Epic Tradition

3. Refuting The Eternity Of The Stars: Philosophy Between Byzantium And Late Antique Iraq

4. Conversion And The Family In The Acts Of The Persian Martyrs

5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins And Evolution Of An East-Syrian Martyr Cult

Epilogue: The Festival Of Mar Qardagh At Melqi

Appendix. The Qardagh Legend And The Chronicle Of Arbela

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Contains:

Tashita de-Mar Kardagh sahda. English.

ISBN:

9786612358821

9781282358829

1282358820

9780520932197

0520932196

9781598759372

159875937X

OCLC:

475969711