The Barbarian Plain

Religion 113fek Fowden, Elizabeth Key. The Barbarian Plain: Saint Sergius between Rome and Iran. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999, xix, 227 pages: illustrations, maps, bib, index. Very good in dust jacket. $25.00 Box A 113 Contents: 1. Portraits of a Martyr -- The Passio of SS. Sergius and Bacchus -- History in the Passio: The Emperor -- The Hagiographic Milieu… Read more about this item

Berkeley; (1999): University of California. First Edition. Octavo. 227 pages, index. A full detailed study of Saint Sergius who became a major part of the martyr cult. In the eighth century the Caliph Hisham built a mosque up against the pilgrimage church that honored Sergius. Bound in 1/4 maroon cloth over paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt, one corner… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. Hardcover. Text block is very mildly damp-rippled; scholarly pencil marks and small notes throughout; else overall very good thus in near fine jacket. Minor bumping to upper board edge./near fine. Small quaerto in color illus pale green and yellow jacket; xix, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages… Read more about this item

Univ of California Pr, 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 227 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New. Focusing on the socio-cultural as well as the political dimensions of the Sergius cult, this study sheds light on the lives of the ordinary faithful, as well as on religion's place in the strategic calculations of hostile empires. It discusses Arab Christianity in the context of late Roman culture in the East.

University of California Press, 1999-11-30. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of California Press, 1999-11-29. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing