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Three Christian Martyrdoms from Early Islamic Palestine: Passion of Peter of Capitolias, Passion of the Twenty Martyrs of Mar Saba, Passion of Romanos the Neo-Martyr (Eastern Christian Texts)
Stephen J. Shoemaker (Ed.)
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Description for Three Christian Martyrdoms from Early Islamic Palestine: Passion of Peter of Capitolias, Passion of the Twenty Martyrs of Mar Saba, Passion of Romanos the Neo-Martyr (Eastern Christian Texts)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shoemaker, Stephen J. Translator(s): Shoemaker, Stephen J. Series: BYU - Eastern Christian Texts. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
A distinctive feature of Christian culture in early Islamic Syria and Palestine was a renewed interest in literature on martyrs, which represented a potential reaction among some Christian communities to the rise of Islam in the region. The adaption of this early Christian genre to the new circumstances of political domination during the early Middle Ages offers a revealing, yet until now largely unexplored, window onto how Christians responded culturally to Islamic imperialism. This bilingual edition of three martyrdoms provides a new opportunity to understand this historical phenomenon. These writings, composed at the Mar Saba monastery in the Judean Desert ... Read more
A distinctive feature of Christian culture in early Islamic Syria and Palestine was a renewed interest in literature on martyrs, which represented a potential reaction among some Christian communities to the rise of Islam in the region. The adaption of this early Christian genre to the new circumstances of political domination during the early Middle Ages offers a revealing, yet until now largely unexplored, window onto how Christians responded culturally to Islamic imperialism. This bilingual edition of three martyrdoms provides a new opportunity to understand this historical phenomenon. These writings, composed at the Mar Saba monastery in the Judean Desert ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
BYU - Eastern Christian Texts
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Utah, United States
ISBN
9780842529884
SKU
V9780842529884
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About Stephen J. Shoemaker (Ed.)
Stephen J. Shoemaker is professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Oregon.
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