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Egeria : theological and ecclesial knowledge between Eastern and Western traditions / Anni Maria Laato.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laato, Anni Maria, 1963- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in early Christian literature, 2977-0327.
- Cambridge elements. Elements in early Christian literature, 2977-0327
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Egeria, active 4th century-5th century--Travel--Middle East.
- Egeria.
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--Middle East--Early works to 1800.
- Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Middle East--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Middle East.
- Jerusalem--In Christianity--Early works to 1800.
- Jerusalem.
- Jerusalem--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Liturgies, Early Christian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (72 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Egeria's Itinerarium is a unique document. It is one of the few surviving works from antiquity written by a woman and is one of the first Christian travelogues depicting a pilgrimage to and in the Holy Land. In her Itinerarium, Egeria describes not only her travels but also the practices of pilgrimage and the liturgical life in Jerusalem at a time when both of these were developing rapidly. As Egeria's explicit goal is to communicate her observations and thoughts to her friends, a community of women in the west, this study focusses on Egeria's role as a communicator. Both the contents of her text - what she wanted to communicate and the techniques she used to mediate her experiences and learning to her friends, that is, how she chose to communicate, are scrutinized. Special attention is given to how Egeria describes lived religion in antiquity.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 May 2025).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-61619-6
- 1-009-61621-8
- 1-009-61624-2
- OCLC:
- 1574123935
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