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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969197703321

Autore

Davis Stephen J.

Titolo

The cult of Saint Thecla : a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity / / Stephen J. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Clarendon, , 2023

ISBN

9786611998752

9781383016208

1383016208

9781281998750

1281998753

9780191568350

019156835X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Oxford early Christian studies

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

270.1/092

Soggetti

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Women in Christianity - Mediterranean Region - History

Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor -- pt. 2. The cult of Saint Thecla in Egypt.

Sommario/riassunto

Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint & 'martyr' in the early church. Bringing together a wide range of evidence, Davis shows how the cult of Saint Thecla was popular among early Christian women.