Kate Cooper

Queens of a Fallen World

The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions

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Produktbeschreibung

The powerful and surprising story of the four remarkable women who changed Augustine's life - and history - forever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Murray Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 127mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 214g
• ISBN-13: 9781399807982
• ISBN-10: 1399807986
• Artikelnr.: 69520890

Autorenporträt

Kate Cooper is Professor of History at Royal Holloway, University of London. Born in Washington, DC, she was educated at Wesleyan University, with post-graduate studies at Harvard Divinity School and the PhD at Princeton. Kate's work explores the world of the Mediterranean in the Roman period, with a special interest in daily life and the family, religion, gender, and social identity, along with martyrdom, resistance movements, and religious violence. Her previous books include Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women (Atlantic Books), The Virgin and the Bride (Harvard), and The Fall of the Roman Household (Cambridge).