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Holy women of the Syrian Orient

Sebastian P. Brock and Susan Ashbrook Harvey 2008 © University of California Press
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  • Transformation of the Classical Heritage
ISBN(s)
  • 9780520213661 (paper)
Subject
  • Women's Studies
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  • Resources

  • Reviews

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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright and Permissions
  • Dedication
  • NOTE ON THE TRANSLATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
    • NOTES
  • UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WOMEN IN SYRIAC CHRISTIANITY
  • INTRODUCTION
    • I
    • II
    • III
    • IV
  • 1 Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun
    • INTRODUCTION
      • Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun
      • Lament of Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun
  • 2 Pelagia
    • INTRODUCTION
      • Pelagia
  • 3 Persian Martyrs
    • INTRODUCTION
      • A. The Martyrdom of Martha, Daughter of Posi who was a Daughter of the Covenant
      • B. The Martyrdom of Tarbo, her Sister, and her Servant
      • C. From the Martyrs of Karka d-Beth Slokh
      • D. From the History of Karka d-Beth Slokh
      • E. The Martyrdom of Thekla, a Daughter of the Covenant, and of Four Other Daughters of the Covenant with Her
      • F. Anahid
  • 4 Women Martyrs of Najran
    • INTRODUCTION
      • A. From Simeon of Beth Arsham's Second Letter
        • The Burning of the Church
        • Elizabeth
        • Tahna, Ummah, and Ḥudayyah
        • The Freeborn Women
        • The Maid Servants
        • Maḥya
        • Ruhm
      • B. From the Book of theḤimyarites (Chapter 21)
        • Ḥabsa, Ḥayya, and Ḥayya
  • 5 From the Lives of the Eastern Saints, by John of Ephesus Mary, Euphemia and Susan
    • INTRODUCTION
      • A. John of Ephesus, Lives, 12: Mary and Euphemia
      • B. John of Ephesus, Lives, 27: Susan
  • 6 Anastasia
    • INTRODUCTION
      • The Story of Anastasia
  • 7 Febronia
    • INTRODUCTION
      • Febronia
  • 8 Shirin
    • INTRODUCTION
      • Shirin
  • Notes
    • INTRODUCTION
    • 1 Mary, the Niece of Abraham of Qidun
    • 2 Pelagia
    • 3 Persian Martyrs
    • 4 Women Martyrs of Najran
    • 5 From the Lives of the Eastern Saints, by John of Ephesus Mary, Euphemia and Susan
    • 6 Anastasia
    • 7 Febronia
    • 8 Shirin
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES
    • GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY (in chronological order)
      • (a) General Introductions to Hagiography
      • (b) On Women and Sanctity in Late Antiquity
    • SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES: SOURCES USED AND SECONDARY LITERATURE
      • 1. Mary, Niece of Abraham of Qidun
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 2.Pelagia
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 3. Persian Martyrs
        • General Background
      • 3A. Martha
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 3B. Tarbo
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 3C–D.Martyrs of Karka d-Beth Slokh (Kerkuk)
        • Sources (C)
        • Sources (D)
        • Secondary Literature
      • 3E.Thekla and Companions
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 3F. Anahid
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 4. The Women Martyrs of Najran
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 5. From John of Ephesus, Lives of the Eastern Saints
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 6. Anastasia
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 7. Febronia
        • Sources
        • Secondary Literature
      • 8. Shirin
        • Sources
  • INDEX of names occurring in the texts translated

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The Resurrection appearance of Christ to the holy women (Matthew 28:9). From a Syriac Gospel Lectionary manuscript of the thirteenth century. British Library, Add. 7170, f.160r. Reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the British Library.

The Resurrection appearance of Christ to the holy women (Matthew 28:9). From a Syriac Gospel Lectionary manuscript of the thirteenth century. British Library, Add. 7170, f.160r. Reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the British Library.

The Resurrection appearance of Christ to the holy women (Matthew 28:9). From a Syriac Gospel Lectionary manuscript of the thirteenth century. British Library, Add. 7170, f.160r. Reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the British Library.

The Syrian Orient

The Syrian Orient

The Syrian Orient

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JNES 60.3 (Jul. 2001): 204-205 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2968%28200107%2960%3A3%3C204%3AHWOTSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A
CR 50.1 (2000): 325 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-840X%282000%292%3A50%3A1%3C325%3AHWOTSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O
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