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The legend of Mar Qardagh : narrative and Christian heroism in late antique Iraq / Joel Thomas Walker.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Transformation of the classical heritage ; 40.Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, [(c)2006.]Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520932197
  • 0520932196
  • 1423755537
  • 9781423755531
  • 9786612358821
  • 6612358823
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BX159.37
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.

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