The Lives of Simeon Stylites

Marc Notes: Includes English translations of two Greek biographies by Theodoret and Antonius, and an anonymous Syriac version.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and indexes. Contributor Bio:  Doran, Robert Samuel Williston Professor of Greek and Hebrew, Department of Religion, Amherst College, Amherst, MAContributor Bio:  Harvey, Susan Ashbrook Susan Ashbrook Harvey is Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University. She is the author of "Asceticism and Society in Crisis: John of Ephesus and The Lives of the Eastern Saints" (1990) and coauthor of "Holy Women of the Syrian Orient" (1998), both from UC Press.