| Women, Too, Were Blessed: The Portrayal of Women in Early Christian Armenian Texts Contributor(s): Zakarian, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004444416 ISBN-13: 9789004444416 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $114.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.2" (0.75 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Women, Too, Were Blessed by David Zakarian is the first extensive study of the representation of women in the fifth-century Armenian literature and historiography. It investigates the ways in which the ecclesiastical authorities envisioned the role of women in society after Christianisation and reveals some aspects of women's lived experience in the patriarchal society of Armenia. The book offers a close scrutiny of all the passages that speak about women examining them within the context of pre-Christian (Zoroastrian) beliefs of the Armenians and the works of Greek and Syriac Church Fathers. The texts invariably evince the authors' tendency to construct and promote role models of influential, pious Christian women who contributed to the preservation and promulgation of the new religion. |