Melania

Early Christianity through the Life of One Family

AvCatherine Michael Chin,Caroline T. Schroeder

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Del 3 i serien Christianity in Late Antiquity

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Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of their legacies in the modern world. Departing from the traditionally patriarchal view, Melania gives a poignant and sometimes surprising account of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped our understanding of women’s roles in the larger world.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Christianity in Late Antiquity
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520379213

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Catherine M. Chin is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Davis and author of Grammar and Christianity in the Late Roman World. Caroline T. Schroeder is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of the Pacific and author of Monastic Bodies: Discipline and Salvation in Shenoute of Atripe.

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"The decision to zero in on the two Melanias produces obvious benefits: the interlocking papers build to a sort of ‘thick description’ of late fourth- and early fifth-century Christianity, and recent analytical approaches to its study . . . this book would make an excellent companion for a special subject or graduate course on asceticism in late antiquity. "

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionCatherine M. Chin and Caroline T. SchroederPART ONE. ARISTOCRACY1. Apostles and AristocratsCatherine M. Chin2. Namesake and InheritanceChristine Luckritz Marquis3. Exemplary WomenCaroline T. SchroederPART TWO. BODY AND FAMILY4. Holy HouseholdsMaria Doerfler5. Wounded by Divine LoveKristi Upson-SaiaPART THREE. GENDER AND MEMORY6. Memories of the MartyrsL. Stephanie Cobb7. The Memory of MelaniaRebecca KrawiecPART FOUR. WISDOM AND HERESY8. A Life in LettersRobin Darling Young9. Friends and HereticsSusanna Drake10. Posthumous OrthodoxyChristine ShepardsonPART FIVE. IN THE HOLY PLACES11. The Lost GenerationAndrew S. Jacobs12. Sing, O Daughter(s) of ZionStephen J. ShoemakerPART SIX. MODERNITIES13. AfterlivesMichael Penn14. Monastic RevivalsStephen J. Davis15. The Future of SainthoodElizabeth A. CastelliAfterwordRandall StyersList of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex