Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

ISBN-13: 9781848873308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str.

Kate Cooper

Opis

Kate Cooper tells the surprising story of the pivotal role of women in the growth of early Christianity by examining the lives of key female figures from antiquity.

Recenzje

Brilliant... A highly readable and important work on the history of religion... the text is suffused with personal, imaginative and emotional perspectives... A fine book John Cornwell Daily Telegraph

O autorze

Kate Cooper is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester. Her academic titles have explored the role of virgins in early Christianity (The Virgin and the Bride) and of women and the family during the decline and fall of the Roman Empire (The Fall of the Roman Household). Born in Washington, DC and educated at Princeton, Harvard and Wesleyan universities, she is a Rome Prize winner and Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.