RT Book
T1 Melania: early Christianity through the life of one family
T2 Christianity in late antiquity
JF Christianity in late antiquity
A2 Chin, Catherine M. 1972-
A2 Schroeder, Caroline T. 1971-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of Californiarnia Press
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/880889276
AB 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
AB 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
AB 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
CN BR1720.M37
SN 9780520292086
K1 Melania : the Elder, Saint : 341?-410?
K1 Melania : the Younger, Saint : 385?-439
K1 Christian women saints
K1 Women in Christianity : History