Thecla and Medieval sainthood: the Acts of Paul and Thecla in Eastern and Western hagiography

Saint Thecla was one of the most prominent figures of early Christianity who provided a model of virginity and a role-model for women in the early Church. She was the object of cult and of pilgrimage and her tale in the Acts of Paul and Thecla made a tremendous impact on later hagiographies of both...

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Weitere Verfasser: Dabiri, Ghazzal 1975- (HerausgeberIn), Ruani, Flavia (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
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Zusammenfassung:Saint Thecla was one of the most prominent figures of early Christianity who provided a model of virginity and a role-model for women in the early Church. She was the object of cult and of pilgrimage and her tale in the Acts of Paul and Thecla made a tremendous impact on later hagiographies of both female and male saints. This volume explores this impact on medieval hagiographical texts composed in Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Greek, Irish, Latin, Persian, and Syriac. It investigates how they evoked and/or invoked Thecla and her tale in constructing the lives and story worlds of their chosen saints and offers detailed original readings of the lives of various heroines and heroes. The book adds further depth and nuance to our understanding of Thecla's popularity and the spread of her legend and cult
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Saint Thecla in Ge'ez Hagiographical Literature: From Confessor to Martyr / Damien Labadie -- The Reception of the Acts of Thecla in Armenia: Thecla as a Model of Representation for Holy Women in Ancient Armenian Literature / Valentina Calzolari -- A Medieval Sufi Thecla? Female Civic and Spiritual Leadership in 'Attār's "Tale of the Virtuous Woman" and the Life and Passion of Eugenia / Ghazzal Dabiri
Beschreibung:xi, 346 Seiten
ISBN:9781316519219

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