Holy Women of the Syrian Orient

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-520-21366-1
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 215 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

Reihe: Transformation of the Classical Heritage

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Brock, Sebastian P.

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Note on the Translation and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Map

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Updated Bibliography on Women in Syriac Christianity

Introduction

1 • Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun

Introduction
Mary
2 • Pelagia of Antioch

Introduction

Pelagia
3 • Persian Martyrs

Introduction
A. Martha
B. Tarbo
C. Martyrs ofKarka d-Beth Slokh (Kirkuk)
D. History of Karka d-Beth Slokh
E. Thekla and Companions
F. Anahid
4 ·Women Martyrs of Najran

Introduction

A. From Simeon of Beth Arsham's Second Letter
B. From the Book of the Himyarites
5 ·From the Lives of the Eastern Saints, by John of Ephesus

Introduction
A. Mary and Euphemia
B. Susan
6 • Anastasia

Introduction  Anastasia
7 • Febronia

Introduction

Febronia
8 • Shirin

Introduction

Shirin
Bibliography and Sources

Index of Names

Über Autor(innen)

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).