Embracing the divine passion and politics in the Christian Middle East / [electronic resource] :
Akram Fouad Khater.
- 1st ed.
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 311 pages : map).
- Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East .
- Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Aleppo : the making of a visionary (1720/1746) -- Mount Lebanon : a voice in the wilderness (1746/1750) -- Bkerki Convent : a living saint (1750/1756) -- Purgatory : angels and demons in the convent (1756/1778) -- Epilogue : Hindiyya, alone and everywhere (1778/1800s).