Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Barsauma and the Emperors 25
7. 2. Ascetic History and Rhetoric in the Life of Barsauma 50
8. 3. Barsauma’s Travels to the Holy Land and Jewish history 73
9. 4. Barsauma, Eudocia, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount 89
10. 5. Cleansing the Sacred Space: The Holy Land and Its Inhabitants in the Pilgrimage Narrative of Barsauma 104
11. 6. “It is not lawful for Samaritans to have dealings with Christians!” Samaritans in the Life of Barsauma 121
12. 7. Wandering Monks Remembered: Hagiography in the Lives of Alexander the Sleepless and Barsauma The Mourner 149
13. Conclusion: Barsauma between hagiography and history 171
14. Appendix: The Life of Barsauma 187
15. Bibliography 273
16. List of Contributors 301
17. Index 303