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Melania : early Christianity through the life of one family / edited by Catherine M. Chin and Caroline T. Schroeder.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Description
1 online resource (328 pages)
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Available Online
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Subject(s)
Christian women saints
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Women in Christianity
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History
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Melania the Elder, Saint 341?-410?
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Melania the Younger, Saint 385?-439
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Editor
Chin, Catherine M., 1972-
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Schroeder, Caroline T., 1971-
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Series
Christianity in late antiquity (North American Patristics Society) ; 2.
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Christianity in late antiquity ; 2
Summary note
"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 the influence that these two women had on the development of Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of the their legacies in the modern world. Instead of the traditionally patriarchal view, this perspective gives a poignant and sometimes surprising view of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped the understanding of women's roles in the larger world."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Aristocracy
Body and family
Gender and memory
Wisdom and heresy
In the holy places
Modernities.
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ISBN
9780520965638 ((electronic book))
0520965639 ((electronic book))
LCCN
2016020341
OCLC
948670853
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