Stephen J. Davis

The Cult of Saint Thecla

A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity

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Produktbeschreibung

Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and 'martyr' in the early church. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, the author shows how the cult of Saint Thecla was especially popular among early Christian women.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 385g
• ISBN-13: 9780199548712
• ISBN-10: 0199548714
• Artikelnr.: 24765188

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Davis is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University.

Inhaltsangabe

I: The Cult of St Thecla in Asia Minor
1: Origins of the Thecla Cult
2: The Cult of Thecla at Seleucia in Asia Minor
II: The Cult of Saint Thecla in Egypt
3: Thecla Devotion Among Ascetic Women in Alexandria
4: Pilgrimage and the Cult of Saint Thecla in the Mareotis
5: The Spread of Thecla Devotion Outside Alexandria and Its Environs