The Wandering Holy Man

Johannes Hahn is Professor of Ancient History at Münster University and author of Gewalt und religiöser Konflikt. He is editor of several volumes on religion, violence, and society in the later Roman Empire.   Volker Menze is Associate Professor of Late Antique History at Central European University and author of Justinian and the Making of the Syrian Orthodox Church. 

List of Illlustrations 
Acknowledgments 

Introduction 
Volker Menze

1. Barsauma and the Emperors 
Simon Corcoran

2. Ascetic History and Rhetoric in the Life of Barsauma 
Cornelia B. Horn

3. Barsauma’s Travels to the Holy Land and Jewish History 
Günter Stemberger

4. Barsauma, Eudocia, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount 
Jan Willem Drijvers

5. Cleansing the Sacred Space: The Holy Land and Its Inhabitants in the Pilgrimage 
Narrative of Barsauma 
Reuven Kiperwasser and Serge Ruzer

6. “It is not lawful for Samaritans to have dealings with Christians!”
Samaritans in the Life of Barsauma
Johannes Hahn

7. Wandering Monks Remembered: Hagiography in the Lives of Alexander the 
Sleepless and Barsauma the Mourner 
Daniel F. Caner

Conclusion: Barsauma between Hagiography and History 
Johannes Hahn

Appendix: The Life of Barsauma 
Andrew Palmer

Bibliography 
List of Contributors
Index