A life on top : a survey of stylite saints

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buir.advisorBennett, Julian
dc.contributor.authorAykanat Çam, İlke
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T10:59:23Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T10:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the available information about the stylite saints who lived during the Byzantine period within the borders of modern Turkey. Stylites are Christian ascetics who lived on top of columns. There are over a hundred stylites mentioned in written sources, who lived between the fifth century and the nineteenth century. The vast amount of information is diverse ranging from historical and literary evidence to art historical and archaeological remains. This evidence is evaluated in order to present the circumstances that led to the invention of stylitism and outline a stylite’s daily life. Later, the iconography of stylites is discussed. The last section of the work is reserved to the Monastery of St. Simeon the Younger in Samandağı near Antioch. The author hopes that this work has contributed to this interdisciplinary subject for the use of future studies.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAykanat Çam, İlkeen_US
dc.format.extentxix, 186 leaves, illustrations, plansen_US
dc.identifier.itemidBILKUTUPB072246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/29418
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectSyriaen_US
dc.subjectStylitismen_US
dc.subjectStyliteen_US
dc.subjectSaintsen_US
dc.subjectChristianityen_US
dc.subjectByzantineen_US
dc.subjectAsceticismen_US
dc.subjectAsceticen_US
dc.subject.lccBX4661 .A95 2003en_US
dc.subject.lcshPillar saints.en_US
dc.titleA life on top : a survey of stylite saintsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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