{"product_id":"the-legend-of-mar-qardagh-narrative-and-christian-heroism-in-late-antique-iraq-volume-40-hardcover","title":"The Legend of Mar Qardagh: Narrative and Christian Heroism in Late Antique Iraq Volume 40 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pioneering study uses an early seventh-century Christian martyr legend to elucidate the culture and society of late antique Iraq. Translated from Syriac into English here for the first time, the legend of Mar Qardagh introduces a hero of epic proportions whose characteristics confound simple classification. During the several stages of his career, Mar Qardagh hunts like a Persian King, argues like a Greek philosopher, and renounces his Zoroastrian family to live with monks high in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Drawing on both literary and artistic sources, Joel Walker explores the convergence of these diverse themes in the Christian culture of the Sasanian Empire (224-642). Taking the Qardagh legend as its foundation, his study guides readers through the rich and complex world of late antique Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker's impressive command of modern scholarship helps reveal fascinating cultural intersections during Late Antiquity.--Michael G. Morony, author of \u003ci\u003eIraq after the Muslim Conquest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Mar Qardagh\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured narrative, and one that opens up vast spaces barely considered in much of western scholarship.--Susan Ashbrook Harvey, author of \u003ci\u003eScenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker's impressive command of modern scholarship helps reveal fascinating cultural intersections during Late Antiquity.--Michael G. Morony, author of \u003ci\u003eIraq after the Muslim Conquest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Mar Qardagh\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured narrative, and one that opens up vast spaces barely considered in much of western scholarship.\"--Susan Ashbrook Harvey, author of \u003ci\u003eScenting Salvation: Ancient Christianity and the Olfactory Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Thomas Walker \u003c\/b\u003eteaches in the Department of History at the University of Washington in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.28 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424784277606,"sku":"9780520245785","price":166.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bnFLRzllRFVyZE5KejFkV0h3Rm9EZz09.webp?v=1775609431","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-legend-of-mar-qardagh-narrative-and-christian-heroism-in-late-antique-iraq-volume-40-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}