Women of Byzantium / Carolyn L. Connor.
Women of Byzantium / Carolyn L. Connor.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.
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N305.40949/ 2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii,396p.: ill.; 26cm.
Contents
Ascetic women and religious life in early Christianity -- Pilgrimage -- Female imperial authority -- Sinners and saints -- Women and artistic patronage -- The challenge of Theodora -- Ordinary women in the orbit of Theodore of Sykeon -- Women's monasticism -- Women in art -- Imperial women and marri...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2004.
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Summary
"This book draws on evidence ranging from pictorial mosaics and inscriptions on the walls of churches to women's poetry and histories, examining for the first time the lives, occupations, beliefs, and social roles of Byzantine women." "In each chapter Carolyn L. Connor introduces us to a single woman - from the elite to the ordinary - and uses her...
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Women of Byzantium / Carolyn L. Connor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2004.
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N305.40949/ 2
Record Identifier
74VKP0pZkw6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKP0pZkw6d
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ISBN
0300099576 (alk. paper)
9780300099577 (alk. paper)
DDC
305.409495
305.4094950902
MMS ID
991019752959702626
