| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) : map |
| Contents |
pt. 1. An Aleppine childhood (1720-1746) -- pt. 2. Saint and founder (1746-1753) -- pt. 3. From saint to demon (1753-1777) -- pt. 4. The denouement (1777-1798) |
| Summary |
In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya 'Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute.Heyberger makes a careful study of Hindiyya's life from earliest childhood, with a detailed picture of her formative years in the eighteenth century Christian community of Aleppo, the domestic reality of which is little known, exploring the influences she would have experienced. He leads us through her spiritual development under the direction of the Jesuits, her determination to found a new religious order, and the tragic histor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
| Subject |
al-Ujaimi, Hindiyya, 1720-1798.
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| SUBJECT |
al-Ujaimi, Hindiyya, 1720-1798 fast |
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Catholic Church -- Lebanon -- History -- 18th century
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Catholic Church -- History -- 18th century.
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Catholic Church fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Orthodox.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Religion
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Christianity.
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| SUBJECT |
Lebanon -- Religion -- 18th century
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Lebanon -- History -- 1516-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075630
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Lebanon
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Champion, Reneé
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| LC no. |
2014431738 |
| ISBN |
0227901711 |
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9780227901717 |
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