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The Legend of Mar Qardagh : Narrative and Christian Heroism in Late Antique Iraq /

Explores the history of Christianity in Iraq. This study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. It introduces a hero of epic proportions whose characteristics confound simple classification.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Joel Thomas, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Transliteration and Terminology; Introduction; Introduction to the Text; The History of the Heroic Deeds of Mar Qardaghthe Victorious Martyr; Index of Scriptural Citations; 1. The Church of the East and the Hagiographyof the Persian Martyrs; 2. "We Rejoice in Your Heroic Deeds!" Christian Heroismand Sasanian Epic Tradition; 3. Refuting the Eternity of the Stars: Philosophy between Byzantium and Late Antique Iraq; 4. Conversion and the Family in the Acts of the Persian Martyrs. 
505 0 |a 5. Remembering Mar Qardagh: The Origins and Evolution of an East-Syrian Martyr CultEpilogue: The Festival of Mar Qardagh at Melqi; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index. 
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