Thecla and Medieval Sainthood : The Acts of Paul and Thecla in Eastern and Western Hagiography
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
131651921X
ISBN-13
9781316519219
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 26th, 2022
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
672 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 23.70 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
European historyAncient history: to c 500 CEHistory of religionChristianity
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Saint Thecla, an immensely popular figure of early Christianity, inspired bishops, saints, emperors, church fathers, ordinary readers, and hagiographers who viewed her as an exemplary model. This volume explores the impact of her story on medieval hagiography written in a variety of languages across Eurasia and North Africa.
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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