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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Cult of St. Thecla".
- catalog contributor b11728343.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-276) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 288 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0198270194".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford early Christian studies".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Egypt".
- catalog spatial "Turkey Silifke Region (İçel İli)".
- catalog subject "270.1/092 21".
- catalog subject "BR1720.T33 D38 2001".
- catalog subject "Thecla, Saint Cult Egypt History.".
- catalog subject "Thecla, Saint Cult Turkey Silifke Region (İçel İli) History.".
- catalog subject "Women in Christianity Egypt History Early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Women in Christianity Egypt History Early church, ca. 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Women in Christianity Turkey Silifke Region (İçel İli) History Early church, approximately 30-600.".
- catalog subject "Women in Christianity Turkey Silifke Region (İçel İli) History Early church, ca. 30-600.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Cult of St. Thecla".
- catalog title "The cult of Saint Thecla : a tradition of women's piety in late antiquity / Stephen J. Davis.".
- catalog type "text".