Melania : early Christianity through the life of one family

Author(s)

• Chin, Catherine M.
• Schroeder, Caroline T.

Bibliographic Information

Melania : early Christianity through the life of one family

edited by Catherine M. Chin and Caroline T. Schroeder

（Christianity in late antiquity）

University of California Press, c2017

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-324) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of their legacies in the modern world. Departing from the traditionally patriarchal view, Melania gives a poignant and sometimes surprising account of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped our understanding of women's roles in the larger world.

Table of Contents

Introduction Catherine M. Chin and Caroline T. Schroeder PART ONE. ARISTOCRACY 1. Apostles and Aristocrats Catherine M. Chin 2. Namesake and Inheritance Christine Luckritz Marquis 3. Exemplary Women Caroline T. Schroeder PART TWO. BODY AND FAMILY 4. Holy Households Maria Doerfler 5. Wounded by Divine Love Kristi Upson-Saia PART THREE. GENDER AND MEMORY 6. Memories of the Martyrs L. Stephanie Cobb 7. The Memory of Melania Rebecca Krawiec PART FOUR. WISDOM AND HERESY 8. A Life in Letters Robin Darling Young 9. Friends and Heretics Susanna Drake 10. Posthumous Orthodoxy Christine Shepardson PART FIVE. IN THE HOLY PLACES 11. The Lost Generation Andrew S. Jacobs 12. Sing, O Daughter(s) of Zion Stephen J. Shoemaker PART SIX. MODERNITIES 13. Afterlives Michael Penn 14. Monastic Revivals Stephen J. Davis 15. The Future of Sainthood Elizabeth A. Castelli Afterword Randall Styers List of Contributors Acknowledgments Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB23441935
• ISBN:
  • 9780520292086
• LCCN: 2016018264
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oakland, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 328 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BR1720.M37
  • DC23 : 270.2092/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Melania, the Elder, Saint, 341?-410?
  • LCSH : Melania, the Younger, Saint, 385?-439
  • LCSH : Christian women saints
  • LCSH : Women in Christianity -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB23441731