Early Christian Women

by Dawn Lavalle Norman

In this Element the author argues that genre deeply affects how early Christian female philosophers are characterized across different works. The included case studies are three women who feature in both narrative and dialogic texts: Thecla, Macrina the Younger and Monica. Based on these examples, the author demonstrates that the narrative sources tend to eschew secular education, while the dialogic sources are open to displays of secular knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009045881
• ISBN13: 9781009045889
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"