Wild Woman a footnote, the desert, and my quest for an elusive saint.

In the dusty corner of a library, journalist Amy Frykholm discovers a footnote that leads her on a decades-long search for Mary of Egypt--runaway, prostitute, holy desert dweller, saint, and archetypal wild woman. As their storylines crisscross maps and centuries, the saint and the author meet at va...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frykholm, Amy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, 2021.
Temas:
Mary, > of Egypt, Saint.
Wilderness (Theology)
Christian saints > Egypt > Biography.
Women mystics > Biography.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages.
Désert (Théologie)
Femmes mystiques > Biographies.
Women mystics.
Christian saints.
Egypt.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface: Footnote to History
  • Part I: Egypt
  • Bring the Live Heart
  • Find the Root
  • Climb to the High Place
  • Sift through the Sand
  • Part II: Israel
  • Be Astonished
  • Cross the Threshold
  • Open the Door
  • Part III: Palestine and Jordan
  • Get Lost
  • Go into the Deeper Desert
  • Melt
  • Be Wild
  • Epilogue: Translated
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendices
  • Glossary of People, Places, and Terms
  • Life of Mary of Egypt: A Translation by Thomas F. Johnson and Amy Frykholm
  • Life of Mary of Egypt: A Version in Poetry by Amy Frykholm
  • Notes

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