Wandering Holy Man

Johannes Hahn is Professor of Ancient History at Münster University and author of Gewalt und religiöser Konflikt. He is editor of several volumes on religion, violence, and society in the later Roman Empire.  Volker Menze is Associate Professor of Late Antique History at Central European University and author of Justinian and the Making of the Syrian Orthodox Church.

• List of Illlustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Volker Menze1. Barsauma and the Emperors Simon Corcoran2. Ascetic History and Rhetoric in the Life of Barsauma Cornelia B. Horn3. Barsauma’s Travels to the Holy Land and Jewish History Günter Stemberger4. Barsauma, Eudocia, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount Jan Willem Drijvers5. Cleansing the Sacred Space: The Holy Land and Its Inhabitants in the Pilgrimage Narrative of Barsauma Reuven Kiperwasser and Serge Ruzer6. “It is not lawful for Samaritans to have dealings with Christians!”Samaritans in the Life of BarsaumaJohannes Hahn7. Wandering Monks Remembered: Hagiography in the Lives of Alexander the Sleepless and Barsauma the Mourner Daniel F. CanerConclusion: Barsauma between Hagiography and History Johannes HahnAppendix: The Life of Barsauma Andrew PalmerBibliography List of ContributorsIndex