The Perfect Servant
Title | The Perfect Servant PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn M. Ringrose |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 309 |
Release | 2007-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0226720160 |
The Perfect Servant reevaluates the place of eunuchs in Byzantium. Kathryn Ringrose uses the modern concept of gender as a social construct to identify eunuchs as a distinct gender and to illustrate how gender was defined in the Byzantine world. At the same time she explores the changing role of the eunuch in Byzantium from 600 to 1100. Accepted for generations as a legitimate and functional part of Byzantine civilization, eunuchs were prominent in both the imperial court and the church. They were distinctive in physical appearance, dress, and manner and were considered uniquely suited for important roles in Byzantine life. Transcending conventional notions of male and female, eunuchs lived outside of normal patterns of procreation and inheritance and were assigned a unique capacity for mediating across social and spiritual boundaries. This allowed them to perform tasks from which prominent men and women were constrained, making them, in essence, perfect servants. Written with precision and meticulously researched, The Perfect Servant will immediately take its place as a major study on Byzantium and the history of gender.
The Perfect Servant
Title | The Perfect Servant PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Thomas Turpin |
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Pages | 13 |
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The Perfect Servant
Title | The Perfect Servant PDF eBook |
Author | Theatre Passe Muraille Archives |
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Release | 1984 |
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The Servant
Title | The Servant PDF eBook |
Author | Fatima Sharafeddine |
Publisher | Groundwood Books Ltd |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2013-04-22 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1554983096 |
Faten’s happy life in her village comes to an abrupt end when her father arranges for her to work as a servant for a wealthy Beirut family with two spoiled daughters. What does a bright, ambitious seventeen-year-old do when she is suddenly deprived of her friends, family, education and freedom? Could the mysterious, wealthy young man who lives in the next apartment building help? When Faten finally manages to make contact with Marwan, a musician and engineering student, he helps her figure out a way to pursue her studies in secret. Even against the uncertain backdrop of the civil war, their romance develops, as the two conspire to exchange notes and meet at an idyllic seaside cafe. But in Lebanese society the differences in religion, class and wealth are stacked against them, and their parents have very different ideas about what their futures should be. When Marwan’s mother chooses a girl who will make him a suitable wife, Faten must pick up the pieces of her life and move forward. She does so, despite the odds, pursuing a job, an education and her independence. And, in the end, it seems there may be room in her life yet for romance, and hope for a future where young people can determine their own destinies. An engaging and lucidly written coming-of-age novel. Faten struggles to fulfill her potential in the midst of her society’s rigid expectations. She’s a nuanced, complex protagonist that any teenager can relate to — stubborn, impulsive and full of longing, but with the determination and smarts to keep her real dreams in sight.
Gift of a Servant
Title | Gift of a Servant PDF eBook |
Author | Tamara Amos |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2013-04-01 |
Genre | Christian fiction |
ISBN | 9780985740504 |
A father waits up on Christmas Eve night to demand retirement from the hero of his childhood, Santa Claus. The same saint who used to symbolize Christmas spirit is now plastered on advertisements everywhere, driving shoppers into holiday hysteria! Dear old Dad makes a mistake, however, by forgetting what every child knows: When Santa comes in the night with a bag full of surprises, he always leaves the perfect gift.
The Perfect Servant
Title | The Perfect Servant PDF eBook |
Author | S. W. Jennings |
Publisher | |
Pages | 245 |
Release | 2004-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781904064169 |
In this study of Mark's Gospel, the author emphasises the servant qualities of the Saviour, qualities, which should be seen in ever believer seeking to serve the Master.
Servant Leader Strong
Title | Servant Leader Strong PDF eBook |
Author | Tom R. Harper |
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Release | 2019-12-10 |
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ISBN | 9780999467114 |