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

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 Spi...

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其他作者: Dabiri, Ghazzal 1975- (Editor) ; Ruani, Flavia (Editor)
格式: Print 图书
语言:English
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出版: Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
评论:[Rezension von: Thecla and medieval sainthood : the Acts of Paul and Thecla in Eastern and Western hagiography] (2024) (Bremmer, Jan N., 1944 -)
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Further subjects:B Thecla Saint
B Ancient / General / HISTORY
B Aufsatzsammlung
B Christian hagiography History and criticism
B Acts of Paul and Thecla
Parallel Edition:电子
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总结: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.
"It is an old, yet powerful story. A beautiful young woman falls in love, and try as they might, her disapproving family and friends fail to dissuade her from that love or keep her from her beloved. Persistent and uncompromising, the young woman disrupts the social order of her world, be it that of high school or high society. And by tale's end, either the lover and her beloved are integrated back into society, or a new world order arises (uneasily sometimes) out of the ashes. Perusing through a list of popular young adult novels, teen movies, and ancient romances, one may be struck by the sheer number of stories that follow this arc. The same storyline was also popular in the late antique and medieval periods. A subset of the latter, however, follow a slightly different track. They detail the lives and trials of women who have fallen deeply and irrevocably in love with the transcendental, namely the word of God, and some, even on pain of torture and death, claim Christ as their eternal bridegroom"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:131651921X