Virginia Burrus 
The Making of a Heretic [PDF ebook] 
Gender, Authority, and the Priscillianist Controversy

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Silenced for 1, 600 years, the ‘heretics’ speak for themselves in this account of the Priscillianist controversy that began in fourth-century Spain. In a close examination of rediscovered texts, Virginia Burrus provides an unusual opportunity to explore heresy from the point of view of the followers of Priscillian and to reevaluate the reliability of the historical record. Her analysis takes into account the concepts of gender, authority, and public and private space that informed...

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Table of Content

Preface
Introduction
1 • ‘A STRANGE MAN’: OPPOSITION EMERGES AT THE
COUNCIL OF SARAGOSSA
2 • ‘MANICHAEAN’: CHARGE AND COUNTERCHARGE
IN PRISCILLIAN’S TRACTATES
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About the author

Virginia Burrus is Bishop W. Earl Ledden Professor of Religion at Syracuse University.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 270 ● ISBN 9780520378056 ● File size 23.1 MB ● Publisher University of California Press ● Published 2024 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9480837 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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