Monks, Martyrs, and Masculinity: rethinking Christian authority in early Islamic Palestine
(2024)
Journal Article
Parker, L. (in press). Monks, Martyrs, and Masculinity: rethinking Christian authority in early Islamic Palestine. Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies,
This article seeks to reassess monasticism within Abbasid Palestine, arguing that monasteries experienced decline and insecurity in the eighth and ninth centuries. It focuses on the Life of Stephen of Mar Sabas by Leontios of Damascus, arguing that L... Read More about Monks, Martyrs, and Masculinity: rethinking Christian authority in early Islamic Palestine.