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Women and Knowledge in Early Christianity

By Ismo Dunderberg , Outi Lehtipuu , Ulla Tervahauta , Ivan Miroshnikov

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2017
ISBN
9004344934, 9789004344938
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1893714 bytes)
Series
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae 144
Pages
x+380\391
Topic
Religion
Time added
2018-12-24 21:46:21

Description

Women and knowledge are interconnected in several ways in late ancient and early Christian discourses, not least because wisdom (Sophia) and spiritual knowledge (Gnosis) were frequently personified as female entities. Ancient texts deal with idealized women and use feminine imagery to describe the divine but they also debate women’s access to and capacity of gaining knowledge. Combining rhetorical analysis with social historical approaches, the contributions in this book cover a wide array of source materials, drawing special attention to the so-called Gnostic texts. The fourteen essays, written by prominent experts of ancient Christianity, are dedicated to Professor Antti Marjanen (University of Helsinki).

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