Kassia the Nun in Context
The Religious Thought of a Ninth-Century Byzantine Monastic
2013
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Livre de Kurt Sherry · 1 mai 2013
Genres : Biographie, PoésieKassia the Nun offers a unique glimpse into ninth-century Byzantium as the only woman whose works were included in the corpus of liturgical hymns. This volume explores Kassia’s thought on Christology, on gender, and on monasticism itself. Kurt Sherry’s analysis provides readers with an opportunity to know this woman of remarkable intellect, wit, and piety by drawing primarily on her own words. He critically examines the most famous vignette of her life: a heated exchange of wits with the... Voir plus
