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Virginity Discourse and Ascetic Politics in the Writings of Ambrose of Milan
<p>Ambrose, bishop of Milan, was one of the most outspoken advocates of Christian female virginity in the fourth century C.E. This dissertation examines his writings on virginity in the interest of illuminating the historical and social contexts of his teachings. Considering Ambrose's treatises on …
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A community of preachers: The north Italian episcopacy, 397-451
This dissertation is a study of Christianity in northern Italy from the end of the fourth century to the middle of the fifth. It builds upon two important trends in recent scholarship on Late Antiquity. The first is the emphasis on the fragmentation of the Roman world along regional lines as the …
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Bride of Hades to Bride of Christ: The Virgin and the Otherworldly Bridegroom in Ancient Greece and Early Christian Rome
… insecure. This dissertation argues that the case of the dead Greek virgin parthenos, depicted in various ways as a bride of Hades, and the life-long Christian virgin, the sponsa Christi, are particular examples of disrupted female transition. It argues that both Greek and Christian virgins and …