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The Legend of Mar Qardagh

- Narrative and Christian Heroism in Late Antique Iraq

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520245785
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 366
  • Utgitt:
  • 24 April 2006
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 152x229x28 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 635 g.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 23 juli 2024

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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.

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