The mirage of the Saracen : Christians and nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in late antiquity /

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Mirage of the Saracen analyzes the growth of monasticism and Christian settlements in the Sinai Peninsula through the early seventh century C.E. Walter D. Ward examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Walter D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015.
Colección:Transformation of the classical heritage ; LIV.
Temas:
Monasticism and religious orders > Egypt > Sinai.
Christianity > Egypt > Sinai.
Nomads > Egypt > Sinai > History.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Egypt > Sinai.
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Égypte > Sinaï.
Christianisme > Égypte > Sinaï.
Nomades > Égypte > Sinaï > Histoire.
HISTORY > World.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Christianity
Monasticism and religious orders
Nomads
Pilgrims and pilgrimages
Egypt > Sinai
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Note on Sources; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Saracens; 2. Monasticism and Pilgrimage in the Sinai; 3. The Sinai as Christian Space; 4. Martyrdom in the Sinai; 5. Imperial Response to the Saracen Threat; 6. The Murderous Sword of the Saracen; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index.

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