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The cult of Saint Thecla :

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019156835X

(Number (ISBN

0198270194

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0199548714

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9780191568350

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9780198270195

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9780199548712

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0198270194

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9780199548712

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The cult of Saint Thecla :

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[Book]

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a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity /

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephen J. Davis.

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New York :

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Oxford Univ. Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2001.

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1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) :

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illustrations

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Oxford early Christian studies

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-276) and index.

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pt. I. The Cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor -- 1. Origins of the Thecla Cult -- 2. The Cult of Thecla at Seleucia in Asia Minor -- pt. 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 -- App. A.A Catalogue of Published Ampullae with Saint Thecla -- App. B. Namesakes of Saint Thecla in Late Antique Egypt.

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Thecla, a disciple of the apostle Paul, became perhaps the most celebrated female saint and 'martyr' among Christians in late antiquity. In the early church, Thecla's example was associated with the piety of women - in particular, with women's ministry and travel. Devotion to Saint Thecla quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world: her image was painted on walls of tombs, stamped on clay flasks and oil lamps, engraved on bronze crosses and wooden combs, and even woven into textile curtains. Bringing together literary, artistic, and archaeological evidence, often for the first time, Stephen Davis here reconstructs the cult of Saint Thecla in Asia Minor and Egypt - the social practices, institutions, and artefacts that marked the lives of actual devotees. From this evidence the author shows how the cult of this female saint remained closely linked with communities of women as a source of empowerment and a cause of controversy.

Title

Cult of Saint Thecla.

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9780198270195

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ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Thecla,Cult-- Egypt-- History.

Thecla,Cult-- Turkey-- Silifke-- History.

Thècle,Culte-- Égypte-- Histoire.

Thècle,Culte-- Turquie-- Silifke, Région de-- Histoire.

Thecla

Women in Christianity-- Egypt-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

Women in Christianity-- Turkey-- Silifke-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christianity-- history.

Femmes dans le christianisme-- Égypte-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)

Femmes dans le christianisme-- Turquie-- Silifke, Région de-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)

Christianity.

Cults.

Heiligenverering.

Philosophy & Religion.

RELIGION-- Christian Church-- History.

RELIGION-- Christianity-- History.

Religion.

Women in Christianity-- Early church.

Egypt.

Turkey.

Egypt.

Turkey, Silifke.

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2

7

7

REL-- 015000

REL-- 108020

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Davis, Stephen J.

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20201207194723.0

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