The cult of Saint Thecla : a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity /

The cult of Saint Thecla : a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity /

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Main Author: Davis, Stephen J. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Series: Oxford early Christian studies.

Subjects:

Thecla, > Saint > Cult > Turkey > Silifke Region (İçel İli) > History.
Thecla, > Saint > Cult > Egypt > History.
Women in Christianity > Turkey > Silifke Region (İçel İli) > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Women in Christianity > Egypt > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.

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Call Number: BR1720 .T33 D38 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • I: THE CULT OF ST THECLA IN ASIA MINOR ; 1. Origins of the Thecla Cult ; 2. The Cult of Thecla at Seleucia in Asia Minor ; II: THE CULT OF SAINT THECLA IN EGYPT ; 3. Thecla Devotion Among Ascetic Women in Alexandria ; 4. Pilgrimage and the Cult of Saint Thecla in the Mareotis ; 5. The Spread of Thecla Devotion Outside Alexandria and Its Environs