Women in early Christianity : translations from Greek texts / edited by Patricia Cox Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Patricia Cox, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in Christianity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600--Sources.

Women in Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What emerges from these texts is a colorful portrayal of the many faces of ancient Christian women in their roles as teachers, prophets, martyrs, widows, deaconesses, ascetics, virgins, wives, and mothers.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Women's Roles in the Church ""; ""Teachers""; ""Prophets""; ""Martyrs""; ""Catechumens""; ""Widows""; ""Deaconesses""; ""Writings Opposed to Women�s Ecclesiastical Duties ""; ""II. Women and Virginity ""; ""Female Comportment""; ""Major Treatises on Virginity""; ""The Subintroductae""; ""Transvestism""; ""III. Portraits of Ascetic Women ""; ""Ascetic Heroines in Literature""; ""Biographies of Ascetic Leaders""; ""Women in Desert Asceticism""; ""IV. Women and Domestic Life ""; ""Marriage""; ""Praise for Mothers and Sisters""

""V. Female Imagery and Theology """"Eve-Mary Theme""; ""Marian Literature""; ""Female Images and Metaphors""; ""Appendices and Indices ""; ""Appendix One: Timeline of Early Christian Women""; ""Appendix Two: Timeline of Early Christian Authors and Texts""; ""Appendix Three: Suggestions for Further Reading""; ""General Index""; ""Index of Biblical Passages""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-8132-1630-3

OCLC:

861793346