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May 9, 2021

Book Note | The Wandering Holy Man: The Life of Barsauma, Christian Asceticism, and Religious Conflict in Late Antique Palestine

by Natalie Reynoso in Book Notes

Founded in the 6th century CE, the Christian monastery Dair Mar Elia (Saint Elijah's Monastery) was located just south of Mosul in Iraq. Shown here in 2005, the monastery was destroyed by ISIL in 2014. For more information see the UNESCO Report here… — Founded in the 6th century CE, the Christian monastery Dair Mar Elia (Saint Elijah's Monastery) was located just south of Mosul in Iraq. Shown here in 2005, the monastery was destroyed by ISIL in 2014. For more information see the UNESCO Report here. [Wikimedia]

Founded in the 6th century CE, the Christian monastery Dair Mar Elia (Saint Elijah's Monastery) was located just south of Mosul in Iraq. Shown here in 2005, the monastery was destroyed by ISIL in 2014. For more information see the UNESCO Report here… — Founded in the 6th century CE, the Christian monastery Dair Mar Elia (Saint Elijah's Monastery) was located just south of Mosul in Iraq. Shown here in 2005, the monastery was destroyed by ISIL in 2014. For more information see the UNESCO Report here. [Wikimedia]

Composed in Syriac, the Life of Barsauma offers new resources for understanding the construction of holiness in late antiquity.

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