Chapter 13 Female Patronage in Late Antiquity

Titles and Rank of Women Donors in Sixth- and Seventh-Century Palaestina and Arabia

In: The Public Lives of Ancient Women (500 BCE-650 CE)
Author:
Marlena Whiting Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Historisches Seminar—Alte Geschichte

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291–318
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004534513_016

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Abstract

This article examines church donor inscriptions from sixth- and seventh-century Palestine and Arabia in which female donors included their social rank and titles. This is used to demonstrate that women as well as men publicised their earthly status, and that Christian inscriptions, rather than solely emphasising pious anonymity and communication with God for spiritual rewards, were used by women as a way to gain recognition from their communities.

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Series:  Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 468 and  Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity, Volume: 468
Cover The Public Lives of Ancient Women (500 BCE-650 CE)
E-Book ISBN:
9789004534513
Publisher:
Brill
Print Publication Date:
07 Feb 2023

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