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The Life of Thecla Apocryphal Expansion in Late Antiquity Westar Tools and Translations
by [Jacobs, Andrew S.]
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Thecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, rewriting the popular Acts of Thecla and transforming it into the heroic saga of a saint. Replete with long speeches, dramatic flourishes, and literary flamboyance, the Life of Thecla gives modern readers insight into the ways a gender-bending apostolic saint could be reframed and reimagined for later audiences. This first modern English translation of the Life explores its relationship with the earlier Acts as well as its place in fifth-century concerns about miracles, healing, sainthood, and sexuality.
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- Cascade Books Brand
- May 31, 2024 Pub Date:
- 9781666746402 ISBN-13:
- 1666746401 ISBN-10:
- 120.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9 in * 0.3 in * 6 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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