Female Authority and Holiness in Early and Medieval Christianity /

This collective volume investigates the connection between women's holiness and the notion of time from a diachronic perspective. By looking at temporality as intertwined with the construction of social and gendered roles, the volume analyses narratives related to the varying articulation of fe...

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Other Authors: Alciati, Roberto (Contributor), Arcari, Luca (Contributor), Carnevale, Laura (Contributor), Constantinou, Stavroula (Contributor), Dell'Isola, Maria (Contributor, Editor), Høgel, Christian (Contributor), Narro, Ángel (Contributor), Pizzone, Aglae (Contributor), Vuković, Marijana (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2025]
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Summary:This collective volume investigates the connection between women's holiness and the notion of time from a diachronic perspective. By looking at temporality as intertwined with the construction of social and gendered roles, the volume analyses narratives related to the varying articulation of female authority, considered against the wider background of Christian ideals of holiness between early Christianity and Byzantium.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 163 pages)
ISBN:9783110781120
3110781123