Women, too, were blessed : : the portrayal of women in early Christian Armenian texts / / David Zakarian.
"The Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian is the first extensive study of the representation of women in the fifth-century Armenian literature and historiography. It investigates the ways in which the ecclesiastical authorities envisioned the role of women in society after Christianisatio...
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| Superior document: | Armenian Texts and Studies ; Volume 4 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Armenian texts and studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ;
Volume 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 pages). |
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| Summary: | "The Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian is the first extensive study of the representation of women in the fifth-century Armenian literature and historiography. It investigates the ways in which the ecclesiastical authorities envisioned the role of women in society after Christianisation and reveals some aspects of women's lived experience in the patriarchal society of Armenia. The book offers a close scrutiny of all the passages that speak about women examining them within the context of pre-Christian (Zoroastrian) beliefs of the Armenians and the works of Greek and Syriac Church Fathers. The texts invariably evince the authors' tendency to construct and promote role models of influential, pious Christian women who contributed to the preservation and promulgation of the new religion"-- |
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| ISBN: | 900444503X |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | David Zakarian. |