Holy women of the Syrian Orient / introduced and translated by Sebastian P. Brock and Susan Ashbrook Harvey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brock, Sebastian P., author.

Contributor:

Brock, Sebastian P.

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook.

Series:

Transformation of the classical heritage ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian saints--Middle East--Biography--Early works to 1800.

Christian saints.

Women in Christianity--History--Early church, approximately 30-600--Early works to 1800.

Women in Christianity.

Syriac Christians--Middle East--Biography--Early works to 1800.

Syriac Christians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 197 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

Updated ed., with a new preface.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c1987.

Summary:

The fifteen hagiographies about holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the fourth to seventh centuries A.D., they are translated from Syriac into accessible and vivid prose. Annotations and source notes by the translators help clarify elements that may be unfamiliar to some readers. This collection bears witness to the profound contributions women made to early Chistianity: their various roles, their leadership inside and outside the church structure, and their power to influence others. A new preface discusses recent developments in the field and updates the bibliography.

Contents:

Mary, the niece of Abraham of Qidun

Pelagia, of Antioch

Persian martyrs

Women martyrs of Najran

From the Lives of the eastern saints / by John of Ephesus

Anastasia

Febronia

Shirin.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 183-193.

ISBN:

9780585165424

0585165424

9780520920958

0520920953

OCLC:

1414455777

Publisher Number:

2027/heb04258 hdl