This unit will enable students to address at an advanced level historical issues involved in women’s roles, position and status in Late Antiquity (the period of transition from the ancient to the medieval world, 3rd to 8th century CE), and attitudes towards them. The focus of the unit will be women in Egypt and Byzantium. By reading selected primary sources, this unit will engage with some of the most powerful and influential women in antiquity and analyse the roles these women played in religious and theological debates, the home, and social and economic life
Unit details
| College | St Athanasius College |
| Lecturer | Dr Lisa Agaiby
Dr Katherin Papadopoulos |
| Level | Level 3 Undergraduate
Level 8 Postgraduate Elective |
| Study Mode | Face-to-face
Online – Synchronous Friday 6:30pm-9:30pm |
| Unit Codes | AH3150A – Undergraduate
AH9150A – Postgraduate |
Contact Registrar Rev Dr Peter Dobson at pdobson@sac.edu.au for information on how to enrol.
St Athanasius College specialises in Coptic Orthodox theological studies online and on campus. For 20 years, SAC has offered courses in diverse fields of theology and delivers undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degrees by research. SAC continues to offer a diverse and growing range of subject units including specialist languages such as Hebrew and Syriac.
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