Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. PREFACE ix
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
6. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. 1. KASSIA THE CANDIDATE 15
9. 2. KASSIA THE FEMINIST 23
10. 3. KASSIA THE ICONOPHILE 43
11. 4. KASSIA THE MONASTIC 63
12. 5. KASSIA THE PERSON 93
13. APPENDIX 1: KASSIA’S POEMS ON MONASTICISM 111
14. APPENDIX 2: BYZANTINE CHRONICLES FOR RECONSTRUCTING KASSIA’S LIFE 119
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 133