Three Christian Martyrdoms from Early Islamic Palestine: Passion of Peter of Capitolias, Passion of the Twenty Martyrs of Mar Saba, Passion of Romanos
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A distinctive feature of Christian culture in early Islamic Syria and Palestine was a renewed interest in literature on martyrs, which represented a potential reaction among some Christian communities to the rise of Islam in the region. The adaption of this early Christian genre to the new circumstances of political domination during the early Middle Ages offers a revealing, yet until now largely unexplored, window onto how Christians responded culturally...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0842529888
ISBN13:9780842529884
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Brigham Young University Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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