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The Making of a Heretic - Gender, Authority, and the Priscillianist Controversy (Paperback)
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The Making of a Heretic - Gender, Authority, and the Priscillianist Controversy (Paperback)
Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 24
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Silenced for 1,600 years, the "heretics" speak for themselves in
this account of the Priscillianist controversy that began in
fourth-century Spain. In a close examination of rediscovered texts,
Virginia Burrus provides an unusual opportunity to explore heresy
from the point of view of the followers of Priscillian and to
reevaluate the reliability of the historical record. Her analysis
takes into account the concepts of gender, authority, and public
and private space that informed established religion's response to
this early Christian movement. Priscillian, who began his career as
a lay teacher with particular influence among women, faced charges
of heresy along with accusations of sorcery and sexual immorality
following his ordination to the episcopacy. He was executed along
with several of his followers circa 386. His purportedly "gnostic"
doctrines produced controversy and division within the churches of
Spain, dissension that continued into the early decades of the
fifth century. Burrus's thorough and wide-ranging study enlarges
upon previous scholarship, particularly in bringing a feminist
perspective to bear on the gendered constructions of religious
orthodoxies, making a valuable contribution to the recent
commentary that explores new ways of looking at early Christian
controversies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived
program, which commemorates University of California Press's
mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them
voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893,
Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship
accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title
was originally published in 1996.
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