Macrina the Younger, Philosopher of God

This book presents St Macrina the Younger (c. 327-379), eldest sister of Ss Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. All the sources of Macrinas life are gathered together, translated afresh into English, and provided with up-to-date introductions and notes. Documents include: Testimonies of St Basil, St Gregory Nazianzens epigrams on Macrina and her siblings; Gregory of Nyssas letter 19, which appears in English for the first time; The Life of Macrina, a jewel of fourth-century Christian biography; and the dialogue On the Soul and Resurrection, in which Macrina appears as the Teacher expounding Christian doctrine with reasoned argument. The introduction shows how Macrina gradually changed the family household of Annisa into the protomonastic community that became the model of monasticism that came down under Basils name. A specially commissioned icon, a map of Central Anatolia, and a report of the authors expeditions to ancient Pontus are included.

Product details

• Authors: Anna M. Silvas
• Publisher: Brepols Publ
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9782503523903
• ISBN: 978-2-503-52390-3
• No. of pages: 262
• Dimensions: 32 mm x 249 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 589 g
• Series: Medieval Women: Texts and Cont; Medieval Women: Texts and Cont
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages