Hypatia
eBook - PDF

Hypatia

The True Story

Silvia Ronchey

  1. 274 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Hypatia

The True Story

Silvia Ronchey

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

This study reconstructs Hypatia's existential and intellectual life and her modern Nachleben through a reception-oriented and interdisciplinary approach. Unlike previous publications on the subject, Hypatia explores all available ancient and medieval sources as well as the history of the reception of the figure of Hypatia in later history, literature, and arts in order to illuminate the ideological transformations/deformations of her story throughout the centuries and recover "the true story".

The intentionally provocative title relates to the contemporary historiographical notion of "false" or "fake history", as does the overall conceptual and methodological treatment. Through this reception-oriented approach, this study suggests a new reading of the ancient sources that demonstrates the intrinsically political nature of the murder of Hypatia, caused by the phtonos (violent envy) of the Christian bishop Cyril of Alexandria.

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the figure of Hypatia addressed to both academic readers – in Classics, Religious Studies, and Reception Studies – and a learned, non-specialist readership.

Revised edition in paperback.

Frequently asked questions

How do I cancel my subscription?
Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
Can/how do I download books?
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
What is the difference between the pricing plans?
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
What is Perlego?
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Do you support text-to-speech?
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Is Hypatia an online PDF/ePUB?
Yes, you can access Hypatia by Silvia Ronchey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Byzantine History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2023
ISBN
9783111245751
Edition
2
Topic
History
Subtopic
Byzantine History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Author’s Note
  2. Preface
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I: Setting out the Facts
  6. 1 Once there was a Woman
  7. 2 The Destruction of the Serapeum
  8. 3 Elegant Insolence
  9. 4 The Terrible Patriarch of Alexandria
  10. 5 Good Use of Power
  11. 6 Treacherous Zeal
  12. The Bishop of Nikiu
  13. 8 A Three-Handed Game
  14. 9 The Intimidation of Orestes
  15. 10 Mortal Envy
  16. 11 The Cover-Up
  17. Part II: Betraying the Facts
  18. 12 The Glory of Her Own Sex and the Wonder of Ours
  19. 13 The Excesses of Fanaticism
  20. 14 A Very Beautiful and Well-educated Woman is Torn Asunder
  21. 15 From Fielding to Gibbon Passing Through the Shadow of a Donkey
  22. 16 The Catholic Wing
  23. 17 Refreshing Exceptions
  24. 18 Uncontrolled Effects on the Poets
  25. 19 New Faces For Old Foes
  26. 20 Kulturkampf. Hypatia Ă  la Bismarck
  27. 21 Celestial Virgin
  28. 22 Miraculous Devotion. Chateaubriand, PĂ©guy and the Flourishing of Feminist Literature
  29. 23 Superfluous Heroisms
  30. 24 The Forces of the Universe
  31. 25 A Name, a Mantra
  32. Part III: Interpreting the Facts
  33. 26 May the Witnesses Return to the Court
  34. 27 The DNA of the Ancient Tradition
  35. 28 Church and State
  36. 29 An Age of Anxiety
  37. 30 Hypatia in All Her States of Being
  38. 31 What Did Hypatia Teach?
  39. 32 All Synesius’ Mysteries
  40. 33 Synesius, Hypatia and Philosophia
  41. 34 Women Who Philosophised
  42. 35 The Power of Hypatia
  43. 36 Dramatis Personae
  44. 37 Hypatia’s Sacrifice
  45. 38 The Martyrdom of Hypatia
  46. 39 A Question of Method
  47. 40 The Eminence of Hypatia
  48. Aftershock: And What If

  49. Bibliography
  50. Index of Names