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.

Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Walker, Joel Thomas, 1968-
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Berkeley : University of California Press 2006.
Cyfres:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 40.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pnvh5
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • 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.
  • 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.