anastasia
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early christianity
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febronia
fifth century syrian literature
fourth century syrian literature
hagiography
history of christianity
holy women
lives of the saints
martyr
mary the niece of abraham of qidun
pelagia of antioch
persian martyrs
pious romance
religion
religious heritage
religious literature
saint
seventh century syrian literature
shirin
sixth century syrian literature
syrian orient
transformation of the classical heritage series
translated text
women martyrs of najran
Product details
- ISBN 9780520213661
- Weight: 318g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 1998
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Sebastian P. Brock is Reader in Syriac Studies at the Oriental Institute at Oxford and is the author of The Luminous Eye: The Spiritual World Vision of Saint Ephrem (Kalamazoo, 1992). Susan Ashbrook Harvey is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University and author of Asceticism and Society in Crisis: John of Ephesus and the Lives of the Eastern Saints (California, 1990).
