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A Christian Martyr in Reverse Hypatia: 370 - 415 A. D. A vivid portrait of the life and death of Hypatia as seen through the eyes of a feminist poet and novelist.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Ursule Molinaro
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Abstract

The torture killing of the noted phibsopher Hypatia by a mob of Christians in Alexandria in 415 AD marks the end of a time when women were still appreciated for the brain under their hair.

Type
Research Article
Information
Hypatia , Volume 4 , Issue 1: Special Issue: The History of Women in Philosophy , Spring 1989 , pp. 6 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 by Hypatia, Inc.

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References

Walker, Barbara. 1983. The woman's encycbpedia of myths and secrets. New York: Harper & Row.Google Scholar