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Talbot is a scholar affiliated with Dumbarton Oaks library and research center. This book collects articles she wrote and published between 1983 and 2000, looking at the religious life of Byzantine women, particularly within the monastic milieu, and also treating the theme of women's lives more broadly, dealing with secular aspects of life. Other topics include the religious life of men in comparison with that of nuns, the issue of sanctity in Byzantium, how the cults of various saints developed, and the role of hagiography in the sanctification of holy men and women. Original pagination is retained. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
