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Band of Angels

The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

  • Paperback
  • 368 pages
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • 12.9 x 19.9 x 2.6 cm

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"In Band of Angels, Kate Cooper tells the surprising story of early Christianity from the woman's point of view. Though they are often forgotten, women from all walks of life played an invaluable role in Christianity's growth to become a world religion. Peasants, empresses, and independent businesswomen contributed what they could to an emotional revolution unlike anything the ancient world had ever seen. By mobilizing friends and family to spread the word from household to household, they created a wave of change not unlike modern 'viral' marketing. For the most part, women in the ancient world lived out their lives almost invisibly in a man's world. Piecing together their history from the few contemporary accounts that have survived requires painstaking detective work. Yet a careful re-reading of ancient sources yields a vivid picture, and shows how daily life and the larger currents of history shaped one another. This remarkable book tells the story of how a new way of understanding relationships took root in the ancient world. By sharing the ideas that had inspired them, ancient women changed their own lives.
But they did something more: they changed the world around them, and in doing so, they created an enduring legacy. Their story is a testament to what invisible people can achieve, and to how the power of ideas can change history."

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  • Author

    Kate Cooper

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Atlantic Books

  • Published

    August 2014

  • Edition

    Main

  • Weight

    354g

  • Page Count

    368

  • Dimensions

    12.9 x 19.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781848873308

  • ISBN-10

    1848873301

  • Eden Code

    4279655

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