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This study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. Translated from Syriac into English here, the legend of Mar Qardagh introduces a hero of epic proportions, whose characteristics confound simple classification. During the several stages of his career, Mar Qardagh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Drawing on both literary and artistic sources, the author explores the convergence of these diverse them ... More
Keywords: seventh century, Christian martyr, legend, late antique Iraq, Syriac, Mar Qardagh, Persian King, Greek philosopher, Zoroastrian family, monks
Print publication date: 2006 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520245785 |
Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520245785.001.0001 |
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