Melania: early Christianity through the life of one family
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 their influence on late...
| Published in: | Christianity in late antiquity |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2017]
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| In: |
Christianity in late antiquity (3)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Chin, Catherine M., Melania: Early Christianity through the Life of One Family] (2019) (Abrahamsen, Valerie)
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| Series/Journal: | Christianity in late antiquity
3 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian women saints
B Melania the Younger, Saint (385?-439) B Melania the Elder, Saint (341?-410?) B Women in Christianity History |
| Summary: | 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 their influence on late antique Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of their legacies in the modern world. Departing from the traditionally patriarchal view, Melania gives a poignant and sometimes surprising account of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped our understanding of wome Cover -- Melania -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- PART ONE. ARISTOCRACY -- 1. Apostles and Aristocrats -- 2. Namesake and Inheritance -- 3. Exemplary Women -- PART TWO. BODY AND FAMILY -- 4. Holy Households -- 5. Wounded by Divine Love -- PART THREE. GENDER AND MEMORY -- 6. Memories of the Martyrs -- 7. The Memory of Melania -- PART FOUR. WISDOM AND HERESY -- 8. A Life in Letters -- 9. Friends and Heretics -- 10. Posthumous Orthodoxy -- PART FIVE. IN THE HOLY PLACES -- 11. The Lost Generation 12. Sing, O Daughter(s) of Zion -- PART SIX. MODERNITIES -- 13. Afterlives -- 14. Monastic Revivals -- 15. The Future of Sainthood -- Afterword -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0520292081 |