Three Christian Martyrdoms from Early Islamic Palestine: Passion of Peter of Capitolias, Passion of the Twenty Martyrs of Mar Saba, Passion of Romanos the Neo-Martyr (Eastern Christian Texts) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0842529888 ISBN 13: 9780842529884

Publisher: Brigham Young University, 2017

Synopsis

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 to Islamic imperialism. This bilingual edition of three martyrdoms provides a new opportunity to understand this historical phenomenon.

These writings, composed at the Mar Saba monastery in the Judean Desert and attributed to famous members of that community, share a common high literary style, although each portrays Christian martyrdom at the hands of the Muslims very differently. This parallel-text edition offers the only English translations available of these important works, making it an invaluable resource for both students and scholars of religious history.
 

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About the Author:

Stephen J. Shoemaker is professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Oregon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brigham Young University
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0842529888
• ISBN 13: 9780842529884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300