Thecla and Medieval sainthood: the Acts of Paul and Thecla in Eastern and Western hagiography
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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2022
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| En: | Año: 2022 |
| Críticas: | [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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| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Thekla, Märtyrerin, Heilige ca. 1. Jh.
/ Santidad
/ Hagiografía
/ Identidad sexual
B Acta Pauli. Acta Pauli et Theclae |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Thecla Saint
B Ancient / Generales / HISTORY B Christian hagiography History and criticism B Acts of Paul and Thecla B Colección de artículos |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
No electrónico |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022) |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 346 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-00863-1 978-1-316-51921-9 978-1-009-00505-0 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009008631 |
