Holy Women of Byzantium PDF book is popular Biography & Autobiography book written by Alice-Mary Maffry Talbot. The book was released by Dumbarton Oaks on 1996 with total hardcover pages 388. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read Holy Women of Byzantium by Alice-Mary Maffry Talbot in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
These ten holy women, whose vitae range from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, represent a wide variety of Byzantine female saints. From nuns disguised as
Explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, this t
In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses—Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora—changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration
In this unprecedented introduction to Byzantine monasticism, based on the Conway Lectures she delivered at the University of Notre Dame in 2014, Alice-Mary Talb
After an introductory general essay on the life cycle and status of women in Byzantine society, this volume focuses on female religious life, with particular em
