Women, too, were blessed : the portrayal of women in early Christian Armenian texts / David Zakarian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zakarian, David, 1979- author.

Series:

Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; Volume 4.

Armenian Texts and Studies ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian women--Religious life--Armenia--History--Sources.

Christian women.

Christian literature, Armenian--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Armenian.

Armenia--Church history.

Armenia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"The Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian is the first extensive study of the representation of women in the fifth-century Armenian literature and historiography. It investigates the ways in which the ecclesiastical authorities envisioned the role of women in society after Christianisation and reveals some aspects of women's lived experience in the patriarchal society of Armenia. The book offers a close scrutiny of all the passages that speak about women examining them within the context of pre-Christian (Zoroastrian) beliefs of the Armenians and the works of Greek and Syriac Church Fathers. The texts invariably evince the authors' tendency to construct and promote role models of influential, pious Christian women who contributed to the preservation and promulgation of the new religion"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-44503-X