Female Authority and Holiness in Early and Medieval Christianity

This collective volume investigates the connection between women's holiness and the notion of time from a diachronic perspective. By looking at temporality as intertwined with the construction of social and gendered roles, the volume analyses narratives related to the varying articulation of female authority, considered against the wider background of Christian ideals of holiness between early Christianity and Byzantium.

About the author

Maria Dell’Isola, University of Milan, Italy.

Product details

• Assisted by: Maria Dell’Isola (Editor), Maria DellIsola (Editor), Maria Dell'Isola (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2024
• EAN: 9783110781045
• ISBN: 978-3-11-078104-5
• No. of pages: 163
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 14 mm x 236 mm
• Weight: 369 g
• Illustrations: 1 b/w tbl.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Christentum, Byzanz, Religion, Religionsphilosophie, Katholizismus, römisch-katholische Kirche, Heiligenverehrung, Religiöse Aspekte: Sexualität, Geschlecht und Beziehungen, Religion & beliefs, Medieval History, auseinandersetzen, ca. 1 bis ca. 500 n. Chr., Church history, HIS037010 HISTORY / Medieval, REL000000 RELIGION / General, REL067080 RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, REL006000 RELIGION / Bible / General, REL072000 RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, HIS059000 HISTORY / Byzantine Empire