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The richness of native literary texts and translations produced by the Armenians in the fifth century CE prompted the Mekhitarist fathers to characterize that century as the “Golden Age” of Armenian literature. This lecture explores the portrayal of women in the most influential texts from this period, evaluating how they present women’s roles within the context of the church and society, reflecting cultural, theological, and social attitudes of the time.
Dr. David Zakarian is the Haig & Isabel Berberian Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State. He received his DPhil in Oriental Studies from St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford. His dissertation was titled “The Representation of Women in Early Christian Literature: Armenian Texts of the Fifth Century.”
Date: Thursday, Oct. 17
Time: 7 - 8 p.m.
Location: University Business Center
Register: For more information, contact Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian at barlowd@csufresno.edu.
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