The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women's Piety in Late Antiquity
Author:   Stephen J. Davis (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   304
Publication Date:   02 October 2008
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Author:   Stephen J. Davis (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780199548712


ISBN 10:   0199548714
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   02 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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

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"""This is a welcome study in English of a widespread early Church tradition, most of whose scholarship is in German. This is a fascinating addition to our knowledge of the Thelca cult...a valuable contribution.""--Journal of Early Christian Studies ""This is a welcome study in English of a widespread early Church tradition, most of whose scholarship is in German. This is a fascinating addition to our knowledge of the Thelca cult...a valuable contribution.""--Journal of Early Christian Studies ""This is a welcome study in English of a widespread early Church tradition, most of whose scholarship is in German. This is a fascinating addition to our knowledge of the Thelca cult...a valuable contribution.""--Journal of Early Christian Studies"


<br> This is a welcome study in English of a widespread early<br>Church tradition, most of whose scholarship is in German.<br>This is a fascinating addition to our knowledge of the<br>Thelca cult...a valuable contribution. --Journal of Early<br>Christian Studies<br>


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Stephen J. Davis is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University.

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