Legend of mar qardagh, the: narrative and christian heroism in late antique iraq
Auteur :
Walker, Joel
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520245785
Date de publication :
24 avr. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
635 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
During the several stages of his career, Mar Qardagh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. This study that uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq.