Women in early Christianity : translations from Greek texts / / edited by Patricia Cox Miller

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Catholic University of America Press, , 2005; ©2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 270.1/082
• Soggetto topico: Women in Christianity - History - Early church, ca. 30-600
• Altri autori: MillerPatricia Cox <1947->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Women's Roles in the Church ""; ""Teachers""; ""Prophets""; ""Martyrs""; ""Catechumens""; ""Widows""; ""Deaconesses""; ""Writings Opposed to Womenâ€?s Ecclesiastical Duties ""; ""II. Women and Virginity ""; ""Female Comportment""; ""Major Treatises on Virginity""; ""The Subintroductae""; ""Transvestism""; ""III. Portraits of Ascetic Women ""; ""Ascetic Heroines in Literature""; ""Biographies of Ascetic Leaders""; ""Women in Desert Asceticism""; ""IV. Women and Domestic Life ""; ""Marriage""; ""Praise for Mothers and Sisters"" ; ""V. Female Imagery and Theology """"Eve-Mary Theme""; ""Marian Literature""; ""Female Images and Metaphors""; ""Appendices and Indices ""; ""Appendix One: Timeline of Early Christian Women""; ""Appendix Two: Timeline of Early Christian Authors and Texts""; ""Appendix Three: Suggestions for Further Reading""; ""General Index""; ""Index of Biblical Passages""
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in early Christianity
• ISBN: 0-8132-1630-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827009203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II