Women and knowledge in early Christianity /

Women and knowledge in early Christianity /

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 d...

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Other Authors: Tervahauta, Ulla.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 144.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, Supplement 2018, ISBN: 9789004353411.

Subjects:

Women in Christianity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Gnosticism.
Women in the Bible.
Women.
Knowledge, Theory of > History.

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Call Number: BR195.W6 .W66 2017

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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).
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 379 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004344938
ISSN:0920-623X ;
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