Bibliograph

Women and knowledge in early Christianity, edited by Ulla Tervahauta, Ivan Miroshnikov, Outi Lehtipuu, Ismo Dunderberg

Type

Label

Women and knowledge in early Christianity, edited by Ulla Tervahauta, Ivan Miroshnikov, Outi Lehtipuu, Ismo Dunderberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women and knowledge in early Christianity

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1008774215

Responsibility statement

edited by Ulla Tervahauta, Ivan Miroshnikov, Outi Lehtipuu, Ismo Dunderberg

Series statement

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae : texts and studies of early Christian life and language,, v. 144, 0920-623XOpen Access e-Books

Summary

Women and knowledge are interconnected in several ways in late ancient and early Christian discourses, not least because wisdom (Sophia) and spiritual knowledge (Gnosis) were frequently personified as female entities. Ancient texts deal with idealized women and use feminine imagery to describe the divine but they also debate women's access to and capacity of gaining knowledge. Combining rhetorical analysis with social historical approaches, the contributions in this book cover a wide array of source materials, drawing special attention to the so-called Gnostic texts. The fourteen essays, written by prominent experts of ancient Christianity, are dedicated to Professor Antti Marjanen (University of Helsinki).--, Provided by publisher

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